ColorBuilder Class (System.Web.UI.Design)

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ColorBuilder Class

Provides an HTML color string builder at design time that allows a user to select a color.

Namespace: System.Web.UI.Design
Assembly: System.Design (in System.Design.dll)

Syntax

Visual Basic (Declaration)

<SecurityPermissionAttribute(SecurityAction.Demand, Flags := SecurityPermissionFlag.UnmanagedCode)> _
Public NotInheritable Class ColorBuilder

Visual Basic (Usage)

Dim instance As ColorBuilder

[SecurityPermissionAttribute(SecurityAction.Demand, Flags = SecurityPermissionFlag.UnmanagedCode)]
public sealed class ColorBuilder

Visual C++

[SecurityPermissionAttribute(SecurityAction::Demand, Flags = SecurityPermissionFlag::UnmanagedCode)]
public ref class ColorBuilder sealed

JScript

public final class ColorBuilder

Remarks

The BuildColor method starts a user interface for selecting a color value.

The ColorBuilder class is not intended for use outside of the design time environment. ColorBuilder requires the IWebFormsBuilderUIService, which is typically available within a Web Forms project at design time. If you want to build HTML color strings, you may want to implement a method that converts the RGB values of a Color object to an HTML-compatible RRGGBB format string. If you intend to use a control to select a color or configure a color, you can build a user interface for this, or you may want to use a PropertyGrid control which allows you to edit Color properties with the default ColorEditor providing a color selection interface.

Examples

Visual Basic

' Create a parent control.
Dim c As New System.Windows.Forms.Control()
c.CreateControl()

' Launch the Color Builder using the specified control 
' parent and an initial HTML format ("RRGGBB") color string.
System.Web.UI.Design.ColorBuilder.BuildColor(Me.Component, c, "405599")

// Create a parent control.
System.Windows.Forms.Control c = new System.Windows.Forms.Control();            
c.CreateControl();            

// Launch the Color Builder using the specified control 
// parent and an initial HTML format ("RRGGBB") color string.
System.Web.UI.Design.ColorBuilder.BuildColor(this.Component, c, "405599");

Visual C++

// Create a parent control.
System::Windows::Forms::Control^ c = gcnew System::Windows::Forms::Control;
c->CreateControl();

// Launch the Color Builder using the specified control
// parent and an initial HTML format (S"RRGGBB") color String*.
System::Web::UI::Design::ColorBuilder::BuildColor( this->Component, c, "405599" );

Visual Basic

' Example designer provides a designer verb menu command to launch the 
' BuildColor method of the ColorBuilder.
<System.Security.Permissions.PermissionSetAttribute(System.Security.Permissions.SecurityAction.InheritanceDemand, Name:="FullTrust" ), _
System.Security.Permissions.PermissionSetAttribute(System.Security.Permissions.SecurityAction.Demand, Name:="FullTrust" )> _
Public Class ColorBuilderDesigner
    Inherits System.Web.UI.Design.UserControlDesigner

    Public Sub New()
    End Sub

    ' Provides a designer verb menu command for invoking the BuildColor 
    ' method of the ColorBuilder.
    Public Overrides ReadOnly Property Verbs() As System.ComponentModel.Design.DesignerVerbCollection
        Get
            Dim dvc As New DesignerVerbCollection()
            dvc.Add(New DesignerVerb("Launch Color Builder UI", New EventHandler(AddressOf Me.launchColorBuilder)))
            Return dvc
        End Get
    End Property

    ' This method handles the "Launch Color Builder UI" menu command.
    ' Invokes the BuildColor method of the System.Web.UI.Design.ColorBuilder.
    Private Sub launchColorBuilder(ByVal sender As Object, ByVal e As EventArgs)

        ' Create a parent control.
        Dim c As New System.Windows.Forms.Control()
        c.CreateControl()

        ' Launch the Color Builder using the specified control 
        ' parent and an initial HTML format ("RRGGBB") color string.
        System.Web.UI.Design.ColorBuilder.BuildColor(Me.Component, c, "405599")

    End Sub

End Class

' Example Web control displays the value of its text property.
' This control is associated with the ColorBuilderDesigner.
<DesignerAttribute(GetType(ColorBuilderDesigner), GetType(IDesigner))> _
Public Class ColorBuilderControl
    Inherits System.Web.UI.WebControls.WebControl
    Private [text_] As String

    <Bindable(True), Category("Appearance"), DefaultValue("")> _
    Public Property [Text]() As String
        Get
            Return [text_]
        End Get

        Set(ByVal Value As String)
            [text_] = Value
        End Set
    End Property

    Protected Overrides Sub Render(ByVal output As HtmlTextWriter)
        output.Write([Text])
    End Sub

End Class

// Example designer provides a designer verb menu command to launch the 
// BuildColor method of the ColorBuilder.
[System.Security.Permissions.PermissionSetAttribute(System.Security.Permissions.SecurityAction.InheritanceDemand, Name="FullTrust")]
[System.Security.Permissions.PermissionSetAttribute(System.Security.Permissions.SecurityAction.Demand, Name="FullTrust")]
public class ColorBuilderDesigner : System.Web.UI.Design.UserControlDesigner
{
    public ColorBuilderDesigner()
    {
    }

    // Provides a designer verb menu command for invoking the BuildColor 
    // method of the ColorBuilder.
    public override System.ComponentModel.Design.DesignerVerbCollection Verbs
    {
        get
        {
            DesignerVerbCollection dvc = new DesignerVerbCollection();                               
            dvc.Add( new DesignerVerb("Launch Color Builder UI", new EventHandler(this.launchColorBuilder)) ); 
            return dvc;
        }
    }

    // This method handles the "Launch Color Builder UI" menu command.
    // Invokes the BuildColor method of the System.Web.UI.Design.ColorBuilder.
    private void launchColorBuilder(object sender, EventArgs e)
    {
        // Create a parent control.
        System.Windows.Forms.Control c = new System.Windows.Forms.Control();            
        c.CreateControl();            

        // Launch the Color Builder using the specified control 
        // parent and an initial HTML format ("RRGGBB") color string.
        System.Web.UI.Design.ColorBuilder.BuildColor(this.Component, c, "405599");
    }
}

// Example Web control displays the value of its text property.
// This control is associated with the ColorBuilderDesigner.
[DesignerAttribute(typeof(ColorBuilderDesigner), typeof(IDesigner))]
public class ColorBuilderControl : System.Web.UI.WebControls.WebControl
{
    private string text;

    [Bindable(true),
    Category("Appearance"),
    DefaultValue("")]
    public string Text
    {
        get
        {
            return text;
        }

        set
        {
            text = value;
        }
    }

    protected override void Render(HtmlTextWriter output)
    {
        output.Write(Text);
    }
}

Visual C++

// Example designer provides a designer verb menu command to launch the
// BuildColor method of the ColorBuilder.
public ref class ColorBuilderDesigner: public System::Web::UI::Design::UserControlDesigner
{
public:
   ColorBuilderDesigner(){}


   property System::ComponentModel::Design::DesignerVerbCollection^ Verbs 
   {

      // Provides a designer verb menu command for invoking the BuildColor
      // method of the ColorBuilder.
      [PermissionSetAttribute(SecurityAction::Demand, Name="FullTrust")]
      virtual System::ComponentModel::Design::DesignerVerbCollection^ get() override
      {
         DesignerVerbCollection^ dvc = gcnew DesignerVerbCollection;
         dvc->Add( gcnew DesignerVerb( "Launch Color Builder UI",gcnew EventHandler( this, &ColorBuilderDesigner::launchColorBuilder ) ) );
         return dvc;
      }

   }

private:

   // This method handles the S"Launch Color Builder UI" menu command.
   // Invokes the BuildColor method of the System::Web::UI::Design.ColorBuilder.
   void launchColorBuilder( Object^ /*sender*/, EventArgs^ /*e*/ )
   {

      // Create a parent control.
      System::Windows::Forms::Control^ c = gcnew System::Windows::Forms::Control;
      c->CreateControl();

      // Launch the Color Builder using the specified control
      // parent and an initial HTML format (S"RRGGBB") color String*.
      System::Web::UI::Design::ColorBuilder::BuildColor( this->Component, c, "405599" );

   }

};


// Example Web control displays the value of its text property.
// This control is associated with the ColorBuilderDesigner.

[DesignerAttribute(ColorBuilderDesigner::typeid,IDesigner::typeid)]
public ref class ColorBuilderControl: public System::Web::UI::WebControls::WebControl
{
private:
   String^ text;

public:

   property String^ Text 
   {

      [Bindable(true),
      Category("Appearance"),
      DefaultValue("")]
      String^ get()
      {
         return text;
      }

      void set( String^ value )
      {
         text = value;
      }

   }

protected:
   virtual void Render( HtmlTextWriter^ output ) override
   {
      output->Write( Text );
   }

};

Inheritance Hierarchy

System.Object
System.Web.UI.Design.ColorBuilder

Thread Safety

Any public static (Shared in Visual Basic) members of this type are thread safe. Any instance members are not guaranteed to be thread safe.

Platforms

Windows 7, Windows Vista, Windows XP SP2, Windows XP Media Center Edition, Windows XP Professional x64 Edition, Windows XP Starter Edition, Windows Server 2008 R2, Windows Server 2008, Windows Server 2003, Windows Server 2000 SP4, Windows Millennium Edition, Windows 98

The .NET Framework and .NET Compact Framework do not support all versions of every platform. For a list of the supported versions, see .NET Framework System Requirements.

Version Information

.NET Framework

Supported in: 3.5, 3.0, 2.0, 1.1, 1.0

Reference

ColorBuilder Members

System.Web.UI.Design Namespace