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ColorBuilder::BuildColor Method

Starts a color editor to build an HTML color property value.

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

public:
static String^ BuildColor(
	IComponent^ component, 
	Control^ owner, 
	String^ initialColor
)

Parameters

component
Type: System.ComponentModel::IComponent
The IComponent whose site is to be used to access design-time services.
owner
Type: System.Windows.Forms::Control
The Control used to parent the picker window.
initialColor
Type: System::String
The initial color to be shown in the picker window, in a valid HTML color format.

Return Value

Type: System::String
The color value, represented as a string in an HTML color format, or nullptr if the builder service could not be retrieved.

The returned string, if other than nullptr, indicates a color in a valid HTML color format. Valid formats include named colors and color codes in RGB format (#RRGGBB).


// 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" );


.NET Framework

Supported in: 4, 3.5, 3.0, 2.0, 1.1, 1.0

Windows 7, Windows Vista SP1 or later, Windows XP SP3, Windows XP SP2 x64 Edition, Windows Server 2008 (Server Core not supported), Windows Server 2008 R2 (Server Core supported with SP1 or later), Windows Server 2003 SP2

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