how to use a var in hc.BackColor = Drawing.Color?

[D.]

Hi,

Look at this:
Dim hc As TableHeaderCell
hc = New TableHeaderCell()
hc.BackColor = Drawing.Color.lightGray

My problem is:
i want to put the color into a variable like this:
dim mycolor as string
mycolor="red"
hc.BackColor = Drawing.Color.mycolor

But this doen't work because of the "".
Error: 'mycolor' is not a member of 'System.Drawing.Color'
Any way to do this?
Thanks
D.

 

[Ken Cox - Microsoft MVP]

Hi D,

Try using System.Drawing.ColorTranslator.FromHtml(mycolor)

as in:

Dim mycolor As String = "red"
Label1.BackColor = System.Drawing.ColorTranslator.FromHtml(mycolor)

Let us know if this helps?

Ken
Microsoft MVP [ASP.NET]

 

[D.]

Thanks, it works

Hi D,

Try using System.Drawing.ColorTranslator.FromHtml(mycolor)

as in:

Dim mycolor As String = "red"
Label1.BackColor = System.Drawing.ColorTranslator.FromHtml(mycolor)

Let us know if this helps?

Ken
Microsoft MVP [ASP.NET]

Hi,

Look at this:
Dim hc As TableHeaderCell
hc = New TableHeaderCell()
hc.BackColor = Drawing.Color.lightGray

My problem is:
i want to put the color into a variable like this:
dim mycolor as string
mycolor="red"
hc.BackColor = Drawing.Color.mycolor

But this doen't work because of the "".
Error: 'mycolor' is not a member of 'System.Drawing.Color'
Any way to do this?
Thanks
D.