XNA setting Color by String

Question

So i want to make a function where you put in a color (like White, Red, Aquamarine, etc) and it sets the color of the rectangle to the color you have putten in. What is the best way to do this?

I got this:

public void setVisible(GraphicsDevice gd ,SpriteBatch sb, object c) {

        rec = new Rectangle(ButtonXPosition,ButtonYPosition,ButtonWidthSize,ButtonHeightSize);
        Texture2D pixel = new Texture2D(gd, ButtonWidthSize,ButtonHeightSize);
        sb.Draw(pixel,rec,Color.c);
    }

http://stackoverflow.com/questions/2290262/search-for-a-string-in-enum-and-return-the-enum Here you go. — Ryan Bennett, Dec 07 '12 at 17:12
@RyanBennett [XNA Color](http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/microsoft.xna.framework.graphics.color_members%28v=xnagamestudio.31%29.aspx) is not an enum, it is a struct with static properties representing preset values. — neeKo, Dec 07 '12 at 20:44

score 5 · Accepted Answer · answered Dec 07 '12 at 18:15

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You can retrieve the preset colors by name with a bit of reflection:

var prop = typeof(Color).GetProperty(nameOfColor);
if (prop != null)
    return (Color)prop.GetValue(null, null);
return default(Color);

answered Dec 07 '12 at 18:15

Cole Campbell

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It is worth noting that this will also happily get properties like `R` and `A` and `PackedValue` ;) – Andrew Russell Dec 08 '12 at 10:27
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Well, you have to leave something as an exercise for the reader! – Cole Campbell Dec 08 '12 at 15:38

XNA setting Color by String

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