Getting SolidColorBrush from a string

Question

I\'m trying to set the foreground of a textblock on the backend using a string ( something like \"Red\")

I\'ve tried this:

ColorText.Foreground = new Bru         


        

Answer 1

BrushConverter isn't available in windows phone. You could build up a dictionary of colors then pass the color you want to SolidColorBrush ctor with a helper method.

public static class ColorsHelper {
  private static readonly Dictionary dict =
        typeof(Colors).GetProperties(BindingFlags.Public | BindingFlags.Static)
        .Where(prop => prop.PropertyType == typeof(Color))
        .ToDictionary(prop => prop.Name, prop => (Color)prop.GetValue(null, null));

  public static Color FromName(string name) {
    return dict[name];
  }
}

ColorText.Foreground = new SolidColorBrush(ColorsHelper.FromName("Red"));

Make sure the above dictionary uses System.Windows.Media.Color struct and System.Windows.Media.Colors class. I believe there are a few Color types around so type in the whole namespace if necessary or rename it.