Convert hex color value ( #ffffff ) to integer value

Question

I am receiving hex color values from a server (in this form, #xxxxxx , example #000000 for black)

How do I convert this to an integer value

Answer 1

Based on CQM's answer and on ovokerie-ogbeta's answer to another question I've come up with this solution:

if (colorAsString.length() == 4) { // #XXX
    colorAsString = colorAsString.replaceAll("#([0-9a-fA-F])([0-9a-fA-F])([0-9a-fA-F])", "#$1$1$2$2$3$3");
}

int color = Color.parseColor(colorAsString);