colouring a progressbar in C#

[dynamic_sysop]

hi i created a little bit of code for colouring progressbars ( back and forecolor )

using System.Runtime.InteropServices;
///// at top of code window ^^^^^^^
/////
[DllImport("User32.Dll")]
public static extern int SendMessage(int hwnd,int wMsg,int wParam,int lParam);

public const int PBM_SETBKCOLOR = 0x2001;
public const int PBM_SETBARCOLOR = 0x409;
///// in designer area ^^^^^^^^
/////
////
public void SetProgressBackColor(Color c)
{/// set the back color of the bar
int a=Convert.ToInt32(c.R.ToString());
int b=Convert.ToInt32(c.G.ToString());
int d=Convert.ToInt32(c.B.ToString());
int tot=Convert.ToInt32(ColorTranslator.ToOle(Color.FromArgb(a,b,d)).ToString());
int j=this.progressBar1.Handle.ToInt32();
SendMessage(j,PBM_SETBKCOLOR,0,tot);
}

public void SetProgressForeColor(Color c)
{/// set the forecolor of the bar
int a=Convert.ToInt32(c.R.ToString());
int b=Convert.ToInt32(c.G.ToString());
int d=Convert.ToInt32(c.B.ToString());
int tot=Convert.ToInt32(ColorTranslator.ToOle(Color.FromArgb(a,b,d)).ToString());
int j=this.progressBar1.Handle.ToInt32();
SendMessage(j,PBM_SETBARCOLOR,0,tot);
}
private void button4_Click(object sender, System.EventArgs e)
{//// set colour to your choice.
SetProgressBackColor(System.Drawing.Color.BlueViolet);
SetProgressForeColor(System.Drawing.Color.Red);
}


to test :

private void button1_Click(object sender, System.EventArgs e)
{
this.progressBar1.Minimum = 1;
this.progressBar1.Maximum = 10000;
this.progressBar1.Step = 1;
this.progressBar1.Value = 1;
for(int i=progressBar1.Minimum; i<=progressBar1.Maximum; i++)
{
progressBar1.PerformStep();
}
}

obviously naming your controls as nessacary
:)

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