ColorTranslator.ToOle(Color) Method

Definition

Translates the specified Color structure to an OLE color.

C#
public static int ToOle (System.Drawing.Color c);

Parameters

c
Color

The Color structure to translate.

Returns

The OLE color value.

Examples

The following example is designed for use with Windows Forms, and it requires PaintEventArgs e, which is a parameter of the Paint event handler. The code translates a Color structure to an integer that represents an OLE color, and then shows a message box with the resulting string.

C#
public void ToOle_Example(PaintEventArgs e)
{
   // Create an instance of a Color structure.
    Color myColor = Color.Red;
             
    // Translate myColor to an OLE color.
    int oleColor = ColorTranslator.ToOle(myColor);
             
    // Show a message box with the value of oleColor.
    MessageBox.Show(oleColor.ToString());
}

Applies to

Product Versions
.NET Core 3.0, Core 3.1, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9
.NET Framework 1.1, 2.0, 3.0, 3.5, 4.0, 4.5, 4.5.1, 4.5.2, 4.6, 4.6.1, 4.6.2, 4.7 (package-provided), 4.7, 4.7.1 (package-provided), 4.7.1, 4.7.2 (package-provided), 4.7.2, 4.8 (package-provided), 4.8, 4.8.1
.NET Standard 2.0 (package-provided)