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import java.awt.Color;
import java.lang.reflect.Field;
/*
* JCommon : a free general purpose class library for the Java(tm) platform
*
*
* (C) Copyright 2000-2005, by Object Refinery Limited and Contributors.
*
* Project Info: http://www.jfree.org/jcommon/index.html
*
* This library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it
* under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public License as published by
* the Free Software Foundation; either version 2.1 of the License, or
* (at your option) any later version.
*
* This library is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but
* WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY
* or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the GNU Lesser General Public
* License for more details.
*
* You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser General Public
* License along with this library; if not, write to the Free Software
* Foundation, Inc., 51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA 02110-1301,
* USA.
*
* [Java is a trademark or registered trademark of Sun Microsystems, Inc.
* in the United States and other countries.]
*
* -------------------
* PaintUtilities.java
* -------------------
* (C) Copyright 2003-2005, by Object Refinery Limited.
*
* Original Author: David Gilbert (for Object Refinery Limited);
* Contributor(s): -;
*
* $Id: PaintUtilities.java,v 1.10 2007/11/02 17:50:37 taqua Exp $
*
* Changes
* -------
* 13-Nov-2003 : Version 1 (DG);
* 04-Oct-2004 : Renamed PaintUtils --> PaintUtilities (DG);
* 23-Feb-2005 : Rewrote equal() method with less indenting required (DG);
*
*/
public class Main {
/**
* Converts a given string into a color.
*
* @param value
* the string, either a name or a hex-string.
* @return the color.
*/
public static Color stringToColor(final String value) {
if (value == null) {
return Color.black;
}
try {
// get color by hex or octal value
return Color.decode(value);
} catch (NumberFormatException nfe) {
// if we can't decode lets try to get it by name
try {
// try to get a color by name using reflection
final Field f = Color.class.getField(value);
return (Color) f.get(null);
} catch (Exception ce) {
// if we can't get any color return black
return Color.black;
}
}
}
}
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