In the project I am currently working on, there is a request to change the background color of specific table cells based on their values. In order to achieve this, I am handling the RadGrid_ItemDataBound event and attempting to set the BackColor property of the cell if its text matches a certain value from a database dataset. The code snippet I have so far looks like this:
For i As Integer = 0 To ds2.Tables(0).Rows.Count - 1 Step 1
If tc.Text = ds2.Tables(0).Rows(i)("LookupValue") Then
tc.BackColor = ds2.Tables(0).Rows(i)("Ref1")
Exit For
End If
The issue arises when trying to assign a color in the code-behind as it requires an object of System.Drawing.Color instead of a simple string value like in CSS. This results in a runtime exception at
tc.BackColor = ds2.Tables(0).Rows(i)("Ref1")One potential solution I brainstormed involves creating a custom object with properties such as Name and System.Drawing.Color. By instantiating multiple objects corresponding to all available color values in the database and comparing the cell text against the Name properties of these objects, the desired functionality could be achieved. However, concerns about performance impacts due to resource-intensive operations arise, especially since the application already faces performance challenges under IE7.
If anyone knows a more efficient and straightforward approach to accomplish this task without sacrificing performance, I would greatly appreciate any guidance or suggestions.