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Color::FromArgb Method (Int32)

.NET Framework (current version)
 

Creates a Color structure from a 32-bit ARGB value.

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

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static Color FromArgb(
	int argb
)

Parameters

argb
Type: System::Int32

A value specifying the 32-bit ARGB value.

Return Value

Type: System.Drawing::Color

The Color structure that this method creates.

The byte-ordering of the 32-bit ARGB value is AARRGGBB. The most significant byte (MSB), represented by AA, is the alpha component value. The second, third, and fourth bytes, represented by RR, GG, and BB, respectively, are the color components red, green, and blue, respectively.

The following code example is designed for use with Windows Forms, and it requires PaintEventArgse, which is a parameter of the Paint event handler. The code performs the following actions:

  • Creates three brushes, each a different color. Each Color structure that is used to create a brush is created from a 32-bit ARGB value.

  • Uses an imaginary triangle to position three circles.

  • Paints three overlapping circles, each centered on one vertex of the triangle, using a different brush for each circle.

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void FromArgb4( PaintEventArgs^ e )
{
   Graphics^ g = e->Graphics;

   // Transparent red, green, and blue brushes.
   SolidBrush^ trnsRedBrush = gcnew SolidBrush( Color::FromArgb( 0x78FF0000 ) );
   SolidBrush^ trnsGreenBrush = gcnew SolidBrush( Color::FromArgb( 0x7800FF00 ) );
   SolidBrush^ trnsBlueBrush = gcnew SolidBrush( Color::FromArgb( 0x780000FF ) );

   // Base and height of the triangle that is used to position the
   // circles. Each vertex of the triangle is at the center of one of the
   // 3 circles. The base is equal to the diameter of the circles.
   float triBase = 100;
   float triHeight = (float)Math::Sqrt( 3 * (triBase * triBase) / 4 );

   // coordinates of first circle's bounding rectangle.
   float x1 = 40;
   float y1 = 40;

   // Fill 3 over-lapping circles. Each circle is a different color.
   g->FillEllipse( trnsRedBrush, x1, y1, 2 * triHeight, 2 * triHeight );
   g->FillEllipse( trnsGreenBrush, x1 + triBase / 2, y1 + triHeight, 2 * triHeight, 2 * triHeight );
   g->FillEllipse( trnsBlueBrush, x1 + triBase, y1, 2 * triHeight, 2 * triHeight );
}

.NET Framework
Available since 1.1
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