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WPF Colors

By | 2 Jul 2008 | Article
Show WPF Colors

Introduction

This is a simple WPF app.
I used ScrollViewer and UniformGrid elements to show colors.
You can save the hexadecimal number of each color to the clipboard by clicking on it.

Using the Code

XAML Code

<Window x:Class="WpfApplication1.Window1"
    xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/winfx/2006/xaml/presentation"
    xmlns:x="http://schemas.microsoft.com/winfx/2006/xaml"
    Title="WPF Colors (Click to save to the Clipboard)" Height="300" Width="300">
    <Grid>
        <ScrollViewer Name="Scroll_Viewer">
            <UniformGrid Name="Uni_form_Grid">
                <!-- Placement of color rectangles  -->
            </UniformGrid>
        </ScrollViewer>
    </Grid>
</Window>

C# Code

public Window1()
{
    InitializeComponent();
    Uni_form_Grid.Children.Clear();//Clear all items in Uni_form_Grid
    //collects Brushes' property to an array
    Type t = typeof(System.Windows.Media.Brushes);
    PropertyInfo[] colors = t.GetProperties();
    //\\
    int i = -1;
    foreach (PropertyInfo color in colors)
    {
        i++;

        BrushConverter convertor = new BrushConverter();
        Brush brush = convertor.ConvertFromString(color.Name) as Brush;

        string hex = string.Format("#{0}", brush.ToString().Substring(3));

        Rectangle rectangle = new Rectangle();
        rectangle.Fill = brush;//Rectangle background color
        rectangle.ToolTip = hex;//ToolTip of Rectangle
        //rectangle.Height = 20;
        //rectangle.Width = 20;
        rectangle.Stroke = Brushes.Black;//border of Rectangle
        //add event to each Rectangle
        rectangle.MouseDown += new MouseButtonEventHandler(rectangle_MouseDown);

        Uni_form_Grid.Children.Add(rectangle);
    }
}

/// <summary>
/// Save data to Clipboard
/// </summary>
void rectangle_MouseDown(object sender, MouseButtonEventArgs e)
{
    Rectangle rect = (Rectangle)sender;
    Clipboard.SetData("Text", rect.ToolTip.ToString());
}

History

  • 2nd July, 2008: Initial post

License

This article, along with any associated source code and files, is licensed under The Code Project Open License (CPOL)

About the Author

Mohammad Dayyan



Iran (Islamic Republic Of) Iran (Islamic Republic Of)

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