ColorTranslator.FromOle(Int32) Method

Definition

Translates an OLE color value to a GDI+ Color structure.

C#
public static System.Drawing.Color FromOle(int oleColor);

Parameters

oleColor
Int32

The OLE color to translate.

Returns

The Color structure that represents the translated OLE color.

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 an OLE color value to a Color structure, and then uses that color to fill a rectangle.

C#
public void FromOle_Example(PaintEventArgs e)
{
    // Create an integer representation of an OLE color.
    int oleColor = 0xFF00;
             
    // Translate oleColor to a GDI+ Color structure.
    Color myColor = ColorTranslator.FromOle(oleColor);
             
    // Fill a rectangle with myColor.
    e.Graphics.FillRectangle( new SolidBrush(myColor), 0, 0, 
        100, 100);
}

Applies to

Product Versions
.NET Core 3.0, Core 3.1, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10
.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, 4.7.1, 4.7.2, 4.8, 4.8.1
.NET Standard 2.0 (package-provided)