Getting a Color from a String input

Question

I am making an application where at some point i need the user to select a color, but as to not just have 50 radioButtons, I was wondering if it is possible to actually get the

Answer 1

Wouldn't it be easier to just make a JComboBox or something alike?

But to answer your question: Yes it is possible. I'll give a piece of code that you could use as a start to get you going (assuming you still want the string to color)

String text = "red";
Color color;
Field field = Class.forName("java.awt.Color").getField(text.toLowerCase()); // toLowerCase because the color fields are RED or red, not Red
color = (Color)field.get(null);

Answer 2

you can always use a select box.

info on how to create a JComboBox

Answer 3

TRy

Color aColor   = (Color) Color.class.getField("white").get(null);

ALso,

See if the static method Color.decode() will serve your purpose.

Answer 4

Try using Color.parseColor(text);

Answer 5

Why don't you use a JColorChooser that is a standard Swing component?

You can read a tutorial here but it is quite straightforward to use, as every Swing dialog, the result is something like: