Convert string to Color in C#

Question

I am encountering a problem which is how do I convert input strings like \"RED\" to the actual Color type Color.Red in C#. Is there a good way to do this?

Answer 1

The simplest way:

string input = null;
Color color = Color.White;

TextBoxText_Changed(object sender, EventsArgs e)
{
   input = TextBox.Text;
}

Button_Click(object sender, EventsArgs e)
{
   color = Color.FromName(input)
}