I have a configuration file where a developer can specify a text color by passing in a string:
<text value="Hello, World" color="Red"/>
Rather than have a gigantic switch statement look for all of the possible colors, it'd be nice to just use the properties in the class System.Drawing.Brushes instead so internally I can say something like:
Brush color = Brushes.Black; // Default
// later on...
this.color = (Brush)Enum.Parse(typeof(Brush), prasedValue("color"));
Except that the values in Brush/Brushes aren't enums. So Enum.Parse gives me no joy. Suggestions?
Recap of all previous answers, different ways to convert a string to a Color or Brush:
// best, using Color's static method
Color red1 = Color.FromName("Red");
// using a ColorConverter
TypeConverter tc1 = TypeDescriptor.GetConverter(typeof(Color)); // ..or..
TypeConverter tc2 = new ColorConverter();
Color red2 = (Color)tc.ConvertFromString("Red");
// using Reflection on Color or Brush
Color red3 = (Color)typeof(Color).GetProperty("Red").GetValue(null, null);
// in WPF you can use a BrushConverter
SolidColorBrush redBrush = (SolidColorBrush)new BrushConverter().ConvertFromString("Red");