Style and appearance in Blazor ComboBox Component

16 Feb 202418 minutes to read

The following content provides the exact CSS structure that can be used to modify the control’s appearance based on the user preference.

Read-only mode

Specify the boolean value to the Readonly whether the ComboBox allows the user to change the value or not.

  • CSHTML
    • @using Syncfusion.Blazor.DropDowns;
<SfComboBox TValue="string" TItem="Games" Placeholder="Select a game" Width="300px" DataSource="@LocalData" @bind-Value="GameValue" Readonly=true>
    <ComboBoxFieldSettings Value="ID" Text="Text"></ComboBoxFieldSettings>
</SfComboBox>

@code {
    public string GameValue { get; set; } = "Game4";
    public class Games
  {  
    public string ID { get; set; }
    public string Text { get; set; }
  }
  List<Games> LocalData = new List<Games> {
    new Games() { ID= "Game1", Text= "American Football" },
    new Games() { ID= "Game2", Text= "Badminton" },
    new Games() { ID= "Game3", Text= "Basketball" },
    new Games() { ID= "Game4", Text= "Cricket" },
    new Games() { ID= "Game5", Text= "Football" },
    new Games() { ID= "Game6", Text= "Golf" },
    new Games() { ID= "Game7", Text= "Hockey" },
    new Games() { ID= "Game8", Text= "Rugby"},
    new Games() { ID= "Game9", Text= "Snooker" },
    new Games() { ID= "Game10", Text= "Tennis"},
  };
}

    Blazor ComboBox with Readonly mode

    CssClass

    Specifies the CSS class name that can be appended to the root element of the ComboBox. One or more custom CSS classes can be added to a ComboBox.

    Some of the possible values are:

    • e-success: Denotes the component in a success state, adding a green color to the ComboBox input field.
    • e-warning: Denotes the component in a warning state, adding an orange color to the ComboBox input field.
    • e-error: Denotes the component in an error state, adding a red color to the ComboBox input field.
    • e-outline: Supports only the material theme.
    • e-multi-column: Provides two or more columns in the popup, aligning the columns like a grid.
  • RAZOR
    • @using Syncfusion.Blazor.DropDowns;

<SfComboBox TValue="string" TItem="Games" Placeholder="Select a game" DataSource="@LocalData" CssClass='@CssClass'>
  <ComboBoxFieldSettings Value="ID" Text="Text"></ComboBoxFieldSettings>
</SfComboBox>

@code {
    public class Games
    {  
        public string ID { get; set; }
        public string Text { get; set; }
    }

    List<Games> LocalData = new List<Games> {
    new Games() { ID= "Game1", Text= "American Football" },
    new Games() { ID= "Game2", Text= "Badminton" },
    new Games() { ID= "Game3", Text= "Basketball" },
    new Games() { ID= "Game4", Text= "Cricket" },
    new Games() { ID= "Game5", Text= "Football" },
    new Games() { ID= "Game6", Text= "Golf" },
    new Games() { ID= "Game7", Text= "Hockey" },
    new Games() { ID= "Game8", Text= "Rugby"},
    new Games() { ID= "Game9", Text= "Snooker" },
    new Games() { ID= "Game10", Text= "Tennis"},
    };

    public string CssClass { get; set; } = "e-success";
}

    Blazor ComboBox with CssClass property

    Customizing the appearance of container element

    You can customize the appearance of the container element within the ComboBox component by targeting its CSS class .e-input, which indicates the parent element of the input, and allows you to apply any desired styles to the component.

  • CSHTML
    • @using Syncfusion.Blazor.DropDowns;

<SfComboBox TValue="string" TItem="Games" Placeholder="Select a game" DataSource="@LocalData" Width="300px">
    <ComboBoxFieldSettings Value="ID" Text="Text"></ComboBoxFieldSettings>
</SfComboBox>

@code {
  public class Games
  {  
    public string ID { get; set; }
    public string Text { get; set; }
  }
  List<Games> LocalData = new List<Games> {
    new Games() { ID= "Game1", Text= "American Football" },
    new Games() { ID= "Game2", Text= "Badminton" },
    new Games() { ID= "Game3", Text= "Basketball" },
    new Games() { ID= "Game4", Text= "Cricket" },
    new Games() { ID= "Game5", Text= "Football" },
    new Games() { ID= "Game6", Text= "Golf" },
    new Games() { ID= "Game7", Text= "Hockey" },
    new Games() { ID= "Game8", Text= "Rugby"},
    new Games() { ID= "Game9", Text= "Snooker" },
    new Games() { ID= "Game10", Text= "Tennis"},
  };
}

<style>
.e-ddl.e-input-group.e-control-wrapper .e-input {
    font-size: 20px;
    font-family: emoji;
    color: #ab3243;
    background: #32a5ab;
}
</style>

    Blazor ComboBox container element customization

    Customizing the dropdown icon’s color

    You can customize the dropdown icon by targeting its CSS class .e-ddl-icon.e-icons, which indicates the icon element displayed within the combobox component, and setting the desired color to the color property.

  • CSHTML
    • @using Syncfusion.Blazor.DropDowns;

<SfComboBox TValue="string" TItem="Games" Placeholder="Select a game" DataSource="@LocalData" Width="300px">
    <ComboBoxFieldSettings Value="ID" Text="Text"></ComboBoxFieldSettings>
</SfComboBox>

@code {
  public class Games
  {  
    public string ID { get; set; }
    public string Text { get; set; }
  }
  List<Games> LocalData = new List<Games> {
    new Games() { ID= "Game1", Text= "American Football" },
    new Games() { ID= "Game2", Text= "Badminton" },
    new Games() { ID= "Game3", Text= "Basketball" },
    new Games() { ID= "Game4", Text= "Cricket" },
    new Games() { ID= "Game5", Text= "Football" },
    new Games() { ID= "Game6", Text= "Golf" },
    new Games() { ID= "Game7", Text= "Hockey" },
    new Games() { ID= "Game8", Text= "Rugby"},
    new Games() { ID= "Game9", Text= "Snooker" },
    new Games() { ID= "Game10", Text= "Tennis"},
  };
}

<style>
.e-ddl .e-input-group-icon.e-ddl-icon.e-icons, .e-ddl .e-input-group-icon.e-ddl-icon.e-icons:hover {
    color: #bb233d;
    font-size: 13px;
}
</style>

    Blazor ComboBox icon color

    Customizing the focus color

    You can customize the component color when it is focused by targeting its CSS class .e-input-focus::after, which indicates the input element when it is focused, and set the desired color to the background property.

  • CSHTML
    • @using Syncfusion.Blazor.DropDowns;

<SfComboBox TValue="string" TItem="Games" Placeholder="Select a game" DataSource="@LocalData" Width="300px">
    <ComboBoxFieldSettings Value="ID" Text="Text"></ComboBoxFieldSettings>
</SfComboBox>

@code {
  public class Games
  {  
    public string ID { get; set; }
    public string Text { get; set; }
  }
  List<Games> LocalData = new List<Games> {
    new Games() { ID= "Game1", Text= "American Football" },
    new Games() { ID= "Game2", Text= "Badminton" },
    new Games() { ID= "Game3", Text= "Basketball" },
    new Games() { ID= "Game4", Text= "Cricket" },
    new Games() { ID= "Game5", Text= "Football" },
    new Games() { ID= "Game6", Text= "Golf" },
    new Games() { ID= "Game7", Text= "Hockey" },
    new Games() { ID= "Game8", Text= "Rugby"},
    new Games() { ID= "Game9", Text= "Snooker" },
    new Games() { ID= "Game10", Text= "Tennis"},
  };
}

<style>
.e-ddl.e-input-group.e-control-wrapper.e-input-focus::before, .e-ddl.e-input-group.e-control-wrapper.e-input-focus::after {
    background: #c000ff;
}
</style>

    Blazor ComboBox focus color

    Customizing the outline theme’s focus color

    You can customize the color of the combobox component when it is in a focused state and rendered with an outline theme, by targeting its CSS class e-outline which indicates the input element when it is focused, and allows you to set the desired color to the color property.

  • CSHTML
    • @using Syncfusion.Blazor.DropDowns;

<SfComboBox TValue="string" TItem="Games" Placeholder="Select a game" DataSource="@LocalData" Width="300px" CssClass="e-outline">
    <ComboBoxFieldSettings Value="ID" Text="Text"></ComboBoxFieldSettings>
</SfComboBox>

@code {
  public class Games
  {  
    public string ID { get; set; }
    public string Text { get; set; }
  }
  List<Games> LocalData = new List<Games> {
    new Games() { ID= "Game1", Text= "American Football" },
    new Games() { ID= "Game2", Text= "Badminton" },
    new Games() { ID= "Game3", Text= "Basketball" },
    new Games() { ID= "Game4", Text= "Cricket" },
    new Games() { ID= "Game5", Text= "Football" },
    new Games() { ID= "Game6", Text= "Golf" },
    new Games() { ID= "Game7", Text= "Hockey" },
    new Games() { ID= "Game8", Text= "Rugby"},
    new Games() { ID= "Game9", Text= "Snooker" },
    new Games() { ID= "Game10", Text= "Tennis"},
  };
}

<style>
.e-outline.e-input-group.e-input-focus:hover:not(.e-success):not(.e-warning):not(.e-error):not(.e-disabled):not(.e-float-icon-left),.e-outline.e-input-group.e-input-focus.e-control-wrapper:hover:not(.e-success):not(.e-warning):not(.e-error):not(.e-disabled):not(.e-float-icon-left),.e-outline.e-input-group.e-input-focus:not(.e-success):not(.e-warning):not(.e-error):not(.e-disabled),.e-outline.e-input-group.e-control-wrapper.e-input-focus:not(.e-success):not(.e-warning):not(.e-error):not(.e-disabled) {
    border-color: #b1bd15;
    box-shadow: inset 1px 1px #b1bd15, inset -1px 0 #b1bd15, inset 0 -1px #b1bd15;
}
</style>

    Blazor ComboBox focusing color outline theme

    Customizing the disabled component’s text color

    You can customize the text color of a disabled component by targeting its CSS class .e-input[disabled], which indicates the input element in a disabled state, and set the desired color to the -webkit-text-fill-color property.

  • CSHTML
    • @using Syncfusion.Blazor.DropDowns;

<SfComboBox TValue="string" TItem="Games" Placeholder="Select a game" DataSource="@LocalData" Width="300px" Enabled=false>
    <ComboBoxFieldSettings Value="ID" Text="Text"></ComboBoxFieldSettings>
</SfComboBox>

@code {
  public class Games
  {  
    public string ID { get; set; }
    public string Text { get; set; }
  }
  List<Games> LocalData = new List<Games> {
    new Games() { ID= "Game1", Text= "American Football" },
    new Games() { ID= "Game2", Text= "Badminton" },
    new Games() { ID= "Game3", Text= "Basketball" },
    new Games() { ID= "Game4", Text= "Cricket" },
    new Games() { ID= "Game5", Text= "Football" },
    new Games() { ID= "Game6", Text= "Golf" },
    new Games() { ID= "Game7", Text= "Hockey" },
    new Games() { ID= "Game8", Text= "Rugby"},
    new Games() { ID= "Game9", Text= "Snooker" },
    new Games() { ID= "Game10", Text= "Tennis"},
  };
}

<style>
.e-input-group.e-control-wrapper .e-input[disabled] {
    -webkit-text-fill-color: #0d9133;
}
</style>

    Blazor ComboBox with Disabled component text color

    Customizing the float label element’s focusing color

    You can change the text color of the floating label when it is focused by targeting its CSS classes .e-input-focus and .e-float-text.e-label-top. These classes indicate the floating label text while it is focused and set the desired color using the color property.

  • CSHTML
    • @using Syncfusion.Blazor.DropDowns;
@using Syncfusion.Blazor.Inputs;

<SfComboBox TValue="string" TItem="Games" Placeholder="Select a game" DataSource="@LocalData" Width="300px" FloatLabelType="FloatLabelType.Auto">
    <ComboBoxFieldSettings Value="ID" Text="Text"></ComboBoxFieldSettings>
</SfComboBox>

@code {
  public class Games
  {  
    public string ID { get; set; }
    public string Text { get; set; }
  }
  List<Games> LocalData = new List<Games> {
    new Games() { ID= "Game1", Text= "American Football" },
    new Games() { ID= "Game2", Text= "Badminton" }, 
    new Games() { ID= "Game3", Text= "Basketball" },
    new Games() { ID= "Game4", Text= "Cricket" },
    new Games() { ID= "Game5", Text= "Football" },
    new Games() { ID= "Game6", Text= "Golf" },
    new Games() { ID= "Game7", Text= "Hockey" },
    new Games() { ID= "Game8", Text= "Rugby"},
    new Games() { ID= "Game9", Text= "Snooker" },
    new Games() { ID= "Game10", Text= "Tennis"},
  };
}

<style>
.e-float-input.e-input-group:not(.e-float-icon-left) .e-float-line::before,.e-float-input.e-control-wrapper.e-input-group:not(.e-float-icon-left) .e-float-line::before,.e-float-input.e-input-group:not(.e-float-icon-left) .e-float-line::after,.e-float-input.e-control-wrapper.e-input-group:not(.e-float-icon-left) .e-float-line::after {
    background-color: #2319b8;
}

.e-ddl.e-lib.e-input-group.e-control-wrapper.e-control-container.e-float-input.e-input-focus .e-float-text.e-label-top {
    color: #2319b8;
}
</style>

    Blazor ComboBox with float label focusing color

    Customizing the color of the placeholder text

    You can change the color of the placeholder by targeting its CSS class input.e-input::placeholder, which indicates the placeholder text, and set the desired color using the color property.

  • CSHTML
    • @using Syncfusion.Blazor.DropDowns

<SfComboBox TValue="string" TItem="Games" Placeholder="Select a game" DataSource="@LocalData" Width="300px">
    <ComboBoxFieldSettings Value="ID" Text="Text"></ComboBoxFieldSettings>
</SfComboBox>

@code {
  public class Games
  {  
    public string ID { get; set; }
    public string Text { get; set; }
  }
  List<Games> LocalData = new List<Games> {
    new Games() { ID= "Game1", Text= "American Football" },
    new Games() { ID= "Game2", Text= "Badminton" }, 
    new Games() { ID= "Game3", Text= "Basketball" },
    new Games() { ID= "Game4", Text= "Cricket" },
    new Games() { ID= "Game5", Text= "Football" },
    new Games() { ID= "Game6", Text= "Golf" },
    new Games() { ID= "Game7", Text= "Hockey" },
    new Games() { ID= "Game8", Text= "Rugby"},
    new Games() { ID= "Game9", Text= "Snooker" },
    new Games() { ID= "Game10", Text= "Tennis"},
  };
}

<style>
.e-ddl.e-input-group input.e-input::placeholder {
    color: red;
}
</style>

    Blazor ComboBox with color placeholder

    Customizing the placeholder to add mandatory indicator(*)

    The mandatory indicator * can be applied to the placeholder by targeting its CSS class .e-float-text::after using the content style.

  • CSHTML
    • @using Syncfusion.Blazor.DropDowns;
@using Syncfusion.Blazor.Inputs;

<SfComboBox TValue="string" TItem="Games" Placeholder="Select a game" DataSource="@LocalData" Width="300px" FloatLabelType="FloatLabelType.Auto">
    <ComboBoxFieldSettings Value="ID" Text="Text"></ComboBoxFieldSettings>
</SfComboBox>

@code {
  public class Games
  {  
    public string ID { get; set; }
    public string Text { get; set; }
  }
  List<Games> LocalData = new List<Games> {
    new Games() { ID= "Game1", Text= "American Football" },
    new Games() { ID= "Game2", Text= "Badminton" }, 
    new Games() { ID= "Game3", Text= "Basketball" },
    new Games() { ID= "Game4", Text= "Cricket" },
    new Games() { ID= "Game5", Text= "Football" },
    new Games() { ID= "Game6", Text= "Golf" },
    new Games() { ID= "Game7", Text= "Hockey" },
    new Games() { ID= "Game8", Text= "Rugby"},
    new Games() { ID= "Game9", Text= "Snooker" },
    new Games() { ID= "Game10", Text= "Tennis"},
  };
}

<style>
.e-input-group.e-control-wrapper.e-control-container.e-float-input .e-float-text::after {
    content: "*";
    color: red;
}
</style>

    Blazor ComboBox with mandatory indicator placeholder

    Customizing the text selection color

    The appearance of a selected item within a combobox component can be customized by targeting the CSS class input.e-input::selection and set the desired background color and text color. This customization will only be applied when the item is selected manually. To achieve this, use the background-color and color properties of the CSS class input.e-input::selection.

  • CSHTML
    • @using Syncfusion.Blazor.DropDowns;

<SfComboBox TValue="string" TItem="Games" Placeholder="Select a game" DataSource="@LocalData" Width="300px">
    <ComboBoxFieldSettings Value="ID" Text="Text"></ComboBoxFieldSettings>
</SfComboBox>

@code {
  public class Games
  {  
    public string ID { get; set; }
    public string Text { get; set; }
  }
  List<Games> LocalData = new List<Games> {
    new Games() { ID= "Game1", Text= "American Football" },
    new Games() { ID= "Game2", Text= "Badminton" }, 
    new Games() { ID= "Game3", Text= "Basketball" },
    new Games() { ID= "Game4", Text= "Cricket" },
    new Games() { ID= "Game5", Text= "Football" },
    new Games() { ID= "Game6", Text= "Golf" },
    new Games() { ID= "Game7", Text= "Hockey" },
    new Games() { ID= "Game8", Text= "Rugby"},
    new Games() { ID= "Game9", Text= "Snooker" },
    new Games() { ID= "Game10", Text= "Tennis"},
  };
}

<style>
.e-ddl.e-input-group input.e-input::selection {
    color: red;
    background: yellow;
}
</style>

    Blazor ComboBox with customizing the focus, hover and active item color

    Customizing the background color of focus, hover, and active items

    You can customize the background color and text color of list items within the combobox component when they are in a focused, active, or hovered state by targeting the CSS classes .e-list-item.e-item-focus, .e-list-item.e-active, and .e-list-item.e-hover, and set the desired color to the background-color and color properties.

  • CSHTML
    • @using Syncfusion.Blazor.DropDowns;
@using Syncfusion.Blazor.Inputs;

<SfComboBox TValue="string" TItem="Games" Placeholder="Select a game" DataSource="@LocalData" Width="300px">
    <ComboBoxFieldSettings Value="ID" Text="Text"></ComboBoxFieldSettings>
</SfComboBox>

@code {
  public class Games
  {  
    public string ID { get; set; }
    public string Text { get; set; }
  }
  List<Games> LocalData = new List<Games> {
    new Games() { ID= "Game1", Text= "American Football" },
    new Games() { ID= "Game2", Text= "Badminton" }, 
    new Games() { ID= "Game3", Text= "Basketball" },
    new Games() { ID= "Game4", Text= "Cricket" },
    new Games() { ID= "Game5", Text= "Football" },
    new Games() { ID= "Game6", Text= "Golf" },
    new Games() { ID= "Game7", Text= "Hockey" },
    new Games() { ID= "Game8", Text= "Rugby"},
    new Games() { ID= "Game9", Text= "Snooker" },
    new Games() { ID= "Game10", Text= "Tennis"},
  };
}

<style>
.e-dropdownbase .e-list-item.e-item-focus, .e-dropdownbase .e-list-item.e-active, .e-dropdownbase .e-list-item.e-active.e-hover, .e-dropdownbase .e-list-item.e-hover {
    background-color: #1f9c99;
    color: #2319b8;
}
</style>

    Blazor ComboBox with customizing the focus, hover and active item color

    Customizing the appearance of pop-up element

    You can customize the appearance of the popup element within the combobox component by targeting the CSS class .e-list-item.e-item-focus, which indicates the list item element when it is focused, and and allows you to apply any desired styles to the component.

  • CSHTML
    • @using Syncfusion.Blazor.DropDowns;

<SfComboBox TValue="string" TItem="Games" Placeholder="Select a game" DataSource="@LocalData" Width="300px">
    <ComboBoxFieldSettings Value="ID" Text="Text"></ComboBoxFieldSettings>
</SfComboBox>

@code {
  public class Games
  {  
    public string ID { get; set; }
    public string Text { get; set; }
  }
  List<Games> LocalData = new List<Games> {
    new Games() { ID= "Game1", Text= "American Football" },
    new Games() { ID= "Game2", Text= "Badminton" }, 
    new Games() { ID= "Game3", Text= "Basketball" },
    new Games() { ID= "Game4", Text= "Cricket" },
    new Games() { ID= "Game5", Text= "Football" },
    new Games() { ID= "Game6", Text= "Golf" },
    new Games() { ID= "Game7", Text= "Hockey" },
    new Games() { ID= "Game8", Text= "Rugby"},
    new Games() { ID= "Game9", Text= "Snooker" },
    new Games() { ID= "Game10", Text= "Tennis"},
  };
}

<style>
.e-dropdownbase .e-list-item, .e-dropdownbase .e-list-item.e-item-focus {
    background-color: #29c2b8;
    color: #207cd9;
    font-family: emoji;
    min-height: 29px;
}
</style>

    Blazor ComboBox with customizing popup color