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Helper method to get a color based on its string value

using System.Windows.Media; public static class Utilities {     /// <summary>     ///   Helper method to get a color based on it's string value     /// </summary>     /// <param name = "colorString">The name of the string, for example red</param>     /// <returns>A brush with the color, bla</returns>     public static Brush StringToBrush(string colorString)     {         Brush returnValue = Brushes.Black;         if (!string.IsNullOrEmpty(colorString))         {             string tempString = colorString.ToLower().Trim();             if (tempString.EndsWith("_anime"))                 tempString = tempString.Replace("_anime", "");             switch (tempString)             {                 case "grey":                     returnValue = Brushes.Gray;                     break;                 case "red":                     returnValue = Brushes.Red;                     break;                 case "blue":                     returnValue = Brushes.Green;                     break;             }         }         return returnValue;     } }