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Converts a given string into a color
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import java.awt.Color;
import java.lang.reflect.Field;
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* -------------------
* PaintUtilities.java
* -------------------
* (C) Copyright 2003-2005, by Object Refinery Limited.
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* Original Author: David Gilbert (for Object Refinery Limited);
* Contributor(s): -;
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* $Id: PaintUtilities.java,v 1.10 2007/11/02 17:50:37 taqua Exp $
*
* Changes
* -------
* 13-Nov-2003 : Version 1 (DG);
* 04-Oct-2004 : Renamed PaintUtils --> PaintUtilities (DG);
* 23-Feb-2005 : Rewrote equal() method with less indenting required (DG);
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public class Main {
/**
* Converts a given string into a color.
*
* @param value
* the string, either a name or a hex-string.
* @return the color.
*/
public static Color stringToColor(final String value) {
if (value == null) {
return Color.black;
}
try {
// get color by hex or octal value
return Color.decode(value);
} catch (NumberFormatException nfe) {
// if we can't decode lets try to get it by name
try {
// try to get a color by name using reflection
final Field f = Color.class.getField(value);
return (Color) f.get(null);
} catch (Exception ce) {
// if we can't get any color return black
return Color.black;
}
}
}
}
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