Create a new ListItem. Set the cssClass to the appropriate CSS class that you want to use. Then add this ListItem to your DropDownList's Items collection. So you should end up with:
<option class="itemA">Some Value</option>
<option class="itemB">Some Other Value</option>
and then in your CSS file (or inline) you have:
itemA
{
color: #FF0000;
}
itemB
{
color: #00FF00;
}
Cheers
Ken
Microsoft MVP - Windows Server (IIS)
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