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convert string to color
Hi,
Is there a way to convert string to color.
I have a string veriable colorName, and I assigne it value such as "yellow". I want to use this value as a color.
Smt like that: material.color=colorname; Not material.color=color.yellow
Thanx for any help,
This is an old post, but not satisfactorily answered.
In C# I created an extension class that converts the name to Color
public static class ColorExtensions
{
/// <summary>
/// Convert string to Color (if defined as a static property of Color)
/// </summary>
/// <param name="color"></param>
/// <returns></returns>
public static Color ToColor(this string color)
{
return (Color)typeof(Color).GetProperty(color.ToLowerInvariant()).GetValue(null, null);
}
}
You'd use it like
Color yellow = "yellow'.ToColor();
Use "ColorUtility.TryParseHtmlString" to convert a color string: https://docs.unity3d.com/ScriptReference/ColorUtility.TryParseHtmlString.html
Color MyColour = Color.clear; ColorUtility.TryParseHtmlString ("yellow", out MyColour);
http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/essfb559.aspx has an example. It supplies the Color enum, you don't need to.
