Private Sub ShowColorConverter(ByVal e As PaintEventArgs)

    Dim myColor As Color = Color.PaleVioletRed

    ' Create the ColorConverter.
    Dim converter As System.ComponentModel.TypeConverter = _
       System.ComponentModel.TypeDescriptor.GetConverter(myColor)

    Dim colorAsString As String = _
        converter.ConvertToString(Color.PaleVioletRed)
    e.Graphics.DrawString(colorAsString, Me.Font, _
        Brushes.PaleVioletRed, 50.0F, 50.0F)
End Sub

private void ShowColorConverter(PaintEventArgs e)
{

    Color myColor = Color.PaleVioletRed;

    // Create the ColorConverter.
    System.ComponentModel.TypeConverter converter = 
        System.ComponentModel.TypeDescriptor.GetConverter(myColor);

    string colorAsString = converter.ConvertToString(Color.PaleVioletRed);
    e.Graphics.DrawString(colorAsString, this.Font,
        Brushes.PaleVioletRed, 50.0F, 50.0F);
}

void ShowColorConverter( PaintEventArgs^ e )
{
   Color myColor = Color::PaleVioletRed;

   // Create the ColorConverter.
   System::ComponentModel::TypeConverter^ converter = System::ComponentModel::TypeDescriptor::GetConverter( myColor );
   String^ colorAsString = converter->ConvertToString( Color::PaleVioletRed );
   e->Graphics->DrawString( colorAsString, this->Font, Brushes::PaleVioletRed, 50.0F, 50.0F );
}

private void ShowColorConverter(PaintEventArgs e)
{
    Color myColor = Color.get_PaleVioletRed();

    // Create the ColorConverter.
    System.ComponentModel.TypeConverter converter = 
        System.ComponentModel.TypeDescriptor.GetConverter(myColor);
    String colorAsString = converter.ConvertToString(
        Color.get_PaleVioletRed());

    e.get_Graphics().DrawString(colorAsString, this.get_Font(), 
        Brushes.get_PaleVioletRed(), 50, 50);
} //ShowColorConverter