Question

I am developing window phone 7 application. I am new to the silverlight. In my application I need a dynamic combobox. So I am using the following code

ComboBox CurrenciesCombobox = null;
CurrenciesCombobox = new ComboBox();
                CurrenciesCombobox.Name = "CurrencyCombobox";
                CurrenciesCombobox.SetValue(Canvas.TopProperty, 10.00);
                CurrenciesCombobox.SetValue(Canvas.LeftProperty, 10.00);
                CurrenciesCombobox.Margin = new Thickness(235, 395, 139, 180);
                //CurrenciesCombobox.Foreground = ;
                CurrenciesCombobox.ItemsSource = Currencies;
                CurrenciesCombobox.SelectionChanged += new SelectionChangedEventHandler(CurrenciesCombobox_SelectionChanged);
                ContentPanel.Children.Add(CurrenciesCombobox);

In the above code I am unaware of how to set the right hand side of the following statement

CurrenciesCombobox.Foreground = ;

Can you please tell me how to set the Foreground property of the combobx ?
Can you please provide me any code or link through which I can resolve the above issue ? If I am doing anything wrong then please guide me.

Answer 1

To set it to White, use following code:

CurrenciesCombobox.Foreground = new SolidColorBrush(Colors.White);

which is same as following:

CurrenciesCombobox.Foreground = new SolidColorBrush(new Color()
{
    A = 255 /*Opacity*/,
    R = 255 /*Red*/,
    G = 255 /*Green*/,
    B = 255 /*Blue*/
});

Second approach here provides more flexibility.

There are other types of Brushes as well: Brushes in Silverlight.

Also, while working with Windows Phone 7, you should consider using theme colors. Take a look at available theme resources.