Can style classes be overridden in OutSystems?

Style classes in OutSystems can indeed be overridden, allowing developers to customize the look and feel of their applications. This capability is essential for maintaining design consistency and adapting user interfaces to specific branding guidelines. When you define a new style class, it can take precedence over existing classes, including built-in classes, thereby enabling tailored designs.

The overriding mechanism follows the principles of CSS specificity and inheritance, where more specific style definitions or those that appear later in the stylesheet can take precedence over those defined earlier. This allows for a flexible approach to styling, where adjustments can be made without altering the original class directly.

This flexibility is crucial when evolving applications, as it allows developers to iterate on styles without the need to rework every instance where a style might be applied. Utilizing this feature helps maintain readability and organization within style management in OutSystems, empowering developers to build sophisticated and visually appealing applications while adhering to best practices in design.