ColorDialog::Color Property
.NET Framework (current version)
Gets or sets the color selected by the user.
Assembly: System.Windows.Forms (in System.Windows.Forms.dll)
Property Value
Type: System.Drawing::ColorThe color selected by the user. If a color is not selected, the default value is black.
The following example illustrates the creation of new ColorDialog. This example requires that the method is called from within an existing form that has a TextBox and Button placed on it.
private: void button1_Click( Object^ /*sender*/, System::EventArgs^ /*e*/ ) { ColorDialog^ MyDialog = gcnew ColorDialog; // Keeps the user from selecting a custom color. MyDialog->AllowFullOpen = false; // Allows the user to get help. (The default is false.) MyDialog->ShowHelp = true; // Sets the initial color select to the current text color. MyDialog->Color = textBox1->ForeColor; // Update the text box color if the user clicks OK if ( MyDialog->ShowDialog() == ::System::Windows::Forms::DialogResult::OK ) { textBox1->ForeColor = MyDialog->Color; } }
.NET Framework
Available since 1.1
Available since 1.1
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