itextsharp Color Object Could not found

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Here is a snippet of code which I found on another Code Project post.

using System;
using System.Collections.Generic;
using System.Text;

using iTextSharp.text; 
using iTextSharp.text.pdf; 


namespace pdf
{
    class Program
    {
        static void Main(string[] args)
        {

            Rectangle pageSize = new Rectangle(144, 720); 
             pageSize.BackgroundColor = new Color(0xFF, 0xFF, 0xDE); 
             Document document = new Document(pageSize); 

        }
    }
}

The line

C#

pageSize.BackgroundColor = new Color(0xFF, 0xFF, 0xDE);

generates the following Build error message
The type or namespace name 'Color' could not be found (are you missing a using directive or an assemble reference?)

I have added the itextsharp.dll as a reference and have included the using directives

C#

using iTextSharp.text;
using iTextSharp.text.pdf;

Can someone please tell me what the problems is?

Posted 14-Feb-13 7:09am

stevenandler

Updated 20-Jul-16 22:26pm

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**Zoltán Zörgő** · Answer 1 · 2013-02-14T07:14:00

Solution 1

The Color class[^] resides in Sytem.Drawing namespace.

Posted 14-Feb-13 7:14am

Zoltán Zörgő

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stevenandler 14-Feb-13 13:37pm

Since This is a Console project, I need to add the System.Drawing Reference as well as the using System.Drawing statement. As soon As I add this, I now have 9 errors. Is this happening because I cannot add the Sytem.Drawing namespace to a console project?

Sergey Alexandrovich Kryukov 14-Feb-13 14:16pm

No.
You are not adding namespaces! You are adding references. You always can add this assembly to your project, console or not. Why not, indeed? The errors? Just consider them one by one instead of asking this way...
—SA

Sergey Alexandrovich Kryukov 14-Feb-13 14:16pm

5ed.
—SA

stevenandler 14-Feb-13 15:07pm

Sorry if my question was inappropriate. One last thing on this topic. Can you please tell me where I can find a user's manual for itextsharp?

Thank you.

Zoltán Zörgő 14-Feb-13 15:22pm

I know of no official one, but this looks good: http://www.mikesdotnetting.com/Article/80/Create-PDFs-in-ASP.NET-getting-started-with-iTextSharp

jiebing.peter · Answer 2 · 2014-06-24T16:47:00

Solution 3

Try BaseColor instead of Color

Posted 24-Jun-14 16:47pm

jiebing.peter

Member 10605388 · Answer 3 · 2016-07-20T22:26:00

Solution 4

Change color to BaseColor it will work

Posted 20-Jul-16 22:26pm

Member 10605388

arnavs · Answer 4 · 2013-02-14T16:12:00

HI,

Generally the line

Quote:
pageSize.BackgroundColor = new Color(0xFF, 0xFF, 0xDE);

needs a namespace that contains the defination for the pagesize and backgroundcolor. And to access the class you need to include the dll to your project 1st.

The error says you are missing the assembly reference as the dll is missing. Simply add the dll to your project and your work will be done.

Thanks