[2.0] How do the default colors work?

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Jan 22nd, 2009, 05:33 PM
high6

[2.0] How do the default colors work?
Sorry, but if I don't ask this, it is going to drive me nuts.

I found myself today looking at System.Drawing.Color and looked at the default colors and followed them a bit but I don't get how they are resolved.

Color.AliceBlue
csharp Code:
```
public static Color AliceBlue
{
    get
    {
        return new Color(KnownColor.AliceBlue);
    }
}
```
Color(KnownColor)
csharp Code:
```
internal Color(KnownColor knownColor)
{
    this.value = 0x0L;
    this.state = StateKnownColorValid;
    this.name = null;
    this.knownColor = (short) knownColor;
}
```
Where does it resolve what the known colors value is?

I checked Color.A to see if when you access it, it resolves it, But it doesn't...
csharp Code:
```
public byte A
{
    get
    {
        return (byte) ((this.Value >> 0x18) & 0xffL);
    }
}
```
Where is the known color resolved?
Jan 26th, 2009, 06:59 PM
jmcilhinney

Re: [2.0] How do the default colors work?

KnownColor is an enumeration. The Color structure simply uses a switch statement or the like to create Color values from KnownColor values.
Jan 26th, 2009, 09:45 PM
high6

Re: [2.0] How do the default colors work?

Quote:

Originally Posted by jmcilhinney

KnownColor is an enumeration. The Color structure simply uses a switch statement or the like to create Color values from KnownColor values.

But where? I followed the Get{} for White and it didn't lead me to a switch or anything.