When changing form background color I'm getting the indexer is read only error

Question

I am trying to make a dark mode for my Windows forms app but am getting and error. Never set any property of my form to read only neither can I find and option to set it to read only

public void TemniNacin()
        {
            LetalskaDruzba.DefaultBackColor = Color.Black;
            foreach (var textboxi in Controls.OfType<TextBox>())
            {
                textboxi.BackColor= Color.Black;
                textboxi.ForeColor = Color.White;
            }
        }

error is happening in the 3rd line

Of course you get that error message. You're trying to set a read-only property. Did you actually mean to set the `DefaultBackColor`? I'm guessing not. — jmcilhinney, Dec 10 '22 at 13:35

Olivier Jacot-Descombes · Accepted Answer · 2022-12-10T14:05:18.440

The Control.DefaultBackColor Property is declared as

public static System.Drawing.Color DefaultBackColor { get; }

I.e., it is a read-only property.

You can see this if you hover your mouse-cursor over the property. Visual Studio will then show you this declaration in a tool-tip:

You can assign this color to the form instance instead:

BackColor = Color.Black;

I assume that this code is inside a Form and that LetalskaDruzba is the form name. Then you can access the properties, fields and methods of this form directly. No need to prepend it a this. as in this.BackColor = Color.Black;.

When changing form background color I'm getting the indexer is read only error

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