Mega Code Archive
Color to String
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// This file is part of Code4Public (http://code4public.codeplex.com)
// Copyright 2011 Sina Iravanian - <sina@sinairv.com>
//
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using System;
using System.Collections.Generic;
using System.Linq;
using System.Text;
using System.Drawing;
namespace Code4Public.Utils
{
public class ColorUtils
{
public static string ColorTo8CharString(Color color)
{
string str = String.Format("{0:X}", color.ToArgb());
StringBuilder sb = new StringBuilder();
for(int i = 0; i < 8 - str.Length; ++i)
{
sb.Append("0");
}
return sb.ToString() + str;
}
public static string ColorTo6CharString(Color color)
{
return ColorTo8CharString(color).Substring(2);
}
public static string ColorTo6CharHtmlString(Color color)
{
return "#" + ColorTo6CharString(color);
}
public static string ColorToRTFTableEntry(Color color)
{
return String.Format(@"\red{0}\green{1}\blue{2}", color.R, color.G, color.B);
}
public static bool TryParseColor(string strColor, out Color color)
{
color = Color.White;
strColor = strColor.Trim();
if (strColor.StartsWith("#")) // remove leading # if any
strColor = strColor.Substring(1);
int n;
if (Int32.TryParse(strColor, System.Globalization.NumberStyles.HexNumber, null, out n))
{
color = Color.FromArgb(n);
// sets the alpha value to 255
color = Color.FromArgb(255, color.R, color.G, color.B);
return true;
}
return false;
}
}
}
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