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  1. Jul 5th, 2004, 08:03 PM #1
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    Color Property (Resolved)

    Hi,

    Can I use a string variable to set a color property of a control? e.g.

    strCol="Color.Red"

    Textbox1.BackColor=strcol (which of course does not work)
    Last edited by taxes; Jul 6th, 2004 at 06:07 AM.
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    VB Code:
    1. Dim c As Color = CType(TypeDescriptor.GetConverter(GetType(Color)).ConvertFromString("Red"), _

    2.                                Color)

    3.         Me.BackColor = c

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    VB Code:
    1. Dim s As String = "Brown"     'Monkey

    2. Me.BackColor = Color.FromName(s)
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    Originally posted by brown monkey
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    VB Code:
    1. Dim s As String = "Brown"     'Monkey

    2. Me.BackColor = Color.FromName(s)
    Didn't even notice that method. Even better.
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  7. Jul 6th, 2004, 06:06 AM #6
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    Hi,

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