DropDownList Items with Html content

Question

So I am adding items to a DropDownList from code behind, and I need those items to have an html content.

I add the items as follows:

ListItem _item = new ListItem("<span style='color:red;'> some item</span>", "someValue");
DDL.Items.Add(_item);

But the rendered html turns out like this:

<li>&lt;span style='color:red;'&gt; some item&lt;/span&gt;</li>

How do I alter the innerHtml of the ListItems from code behind? Or is there a better way to achieve the above?

score 1 · Accepted Answer · edited May 23 '17 at 11:49

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This is not possible, not because of your code or ListItem, but because you can't put html in select option.
Can I use HTML tags in the options for select elements?
Styling part of the OPTION text

edited May 23 '17 at 11:49

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answered Feb 14 '15 at 15:27

Amr Elgarhy

i see, thank you. is there any workaround i can use to achieve it? – Banana Feb 14 '15 at 15:38
I think you will need to search for a custom dropdown, something which render something else not select-options – Amr Elgarhy Feb 14 '15 at 15:44

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