Custom Elements Documentation

Styling and Appearance

jQWidgets uses a pair of css files - jqx.base.css and jqx.[theme name].css. The base stylesheet creates the styles related to the widget's layout like margin, padding, border-width, position. The second css file applies the widget's colors and backgrounds. The jqx.base.css should be included before the second CSS file.

Below is the list of CSS classes used by jqxComboBox.
  • jqx-widget - applied to the jqxComboBox widget.
  • jqx-combobox-content - applied to the jqxComboBox's content which displays the text.
  • jqx-widget-content - applied to the jqxComboBox's content which displays the text.
  • jqx-combobox-input - applied to the ComboBox's input field.
  • jqx-combobox-content-disabled - applied to the ComboBox's content when the widget is disabled.
  • jqx-combobox-arrow-normal - applied to the ComboBox's arrow button.
  • jqx-combobox-arrow-hover - applied to the ComboBox's arrow button when the mouse is over the button.
  • jqx-combobox-arrow-selected - applied to the ComboBox's arrow button when the ComboBox's popup is opened.
  • jqx-combobox-state-normal - applied to the ComboBox in normal state.
  • jqx-fill-state-normal - applied to the ComboBox in normal state.
  • jqx-combobox-state-hover - applied to the ComboBox when the mouse is over the widget.
  • jqx-fill-state-hover - applied to the ComboBox when the mouse is over the widget.
  • jqx-combobox-state-selected - applied to the ComboBox when the popup ListBox is shown.
  • jqx-fill-state-pressed - applied to the ComboBox when the popup ListBox is shown.
  • jqx-fill-state-focus - applied to the combobox when it is focused.
  • jqx-fill-state-disabled - applied to the combobox when it is disabled.
*jqxComboBox internally use the jqxListBox widget. For additional information about styling jqxListBox, please take a look at the jqxListBox's Styling and Appearance help topic.

When you create a custom style with colors and backgrounds for jqxComboBox, you need to do the following:
  • Add the above CSS classes related to jqxComboBox
  • After each CSS class, add your theme name.
    For example:
    jqx-combobox-summer
  • To apply your custom style to jqxComboBox, you need to set its 'theme' property(option) to point to your theme name string.