Retrieving a Predefined Color by Name

       

import java.awt.Color;
import java.lang.reflect.Field;

public class Main {
  public static void main(String[] argv) throws Exception {
    System.out.println(getColor("blue"));
  }

  public static Color getColor(String colorName) {
    try {
      Field field = Class.forName("java.awt.Color").getField(colorName);
      return (Color) field.get(null);
    } catch (Exception e) {
      return null;
    }
  }
}

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