Java Color from String stringToColor(final String value)

Description

Converts a given string into a color.

License

Open Source License

Parameter

Parameter	Description
value	the string, either a name or a hex-string.

Return

the color.

Declaration

public static Color stringToColor(final String value) 

Method Source Code

//package com.java2s;
/* ===========================================================
 * JFreeChart : a free chart library for the Java(tm) platform
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 * -------------------
 * PaintUtilities.java
 * -------------------
 * (C) Copyright 2003-2012, by Object Refinery Limited.
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 * Original Author:  David Gilbert (for Object Refinery Limited);
 * Contributor(s):   -;
 *
 * $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);
 * 16-Jun-2012 : Moved from JCommon to JFreeChart (DG);
 *
 */

import java.awt.Color;

import java.lang.reflect.Field;

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;
            }
        }
    }
}

Related

1. str2Color(String s, Color defaultValue)
2. string2color(String str)
3. string2Color(String stringColor)
4. stringToColor(final String s)
5. stringToColor(String color)
6. stringToColor(String color)
7. stringToColor(String colorName)
8. stringToColor(String colorString)