Color.Name Property

 

Gets the name of this Color.

Namespace:   System.Drawing
Assembly:  System.Drawing (in System.Drawing.dll)

Public ReadOnly Property Name As String

Property Value

Type: System.String

The name of this Color.

This method returns either the user-defined name of the color, if the color was created from a name, or the name of the known color. For custom colors, the RGB value is returned.

The following code example demonstrates how to use the Name property. This example is designed to be used with Windows Forms. Paste the code into a form that contains a button named Button2 and associate the Button2_Click method with the button's Click event.

Private Sub Button2_Click(ByVal sender As System.Object, _
    ByVal e As System.EventArgs) Handles Button2.Click

    Button2.Width = 100
    Button2.Text = "Color: " + Button2.BackColor.Name
End Sub

.NET Framework
Available since 1.1
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