The WPF.ColorConverter class provides a way to convert a System.Drawing.Color value to System.Windows.Media.Color value. With this converter a property with a System.Drawing.Color type can be used in a XAML data binding.
Introduced: 16.0.
[C#]
[ValueConversion(typeof(System.Drawing.Color), typeof(System.Windows.Media.Color))]
public class ColorConverter : IValueConverter
[Visual Basic]
Public Class ColorConverter
Implements IValueConverter
| Method | Description | |
| Convert | Converts a System.Drawing.Color value to System.Windows.Media.Color value. | |
| ConvertBack | Converts a System.Windows.Media.Color to a System.Drawing.Color value. |
The following XAML example shows how to bind the InputFormat.TextColor property to the fill color of a rectangle using the ColorConverter class.
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xmlns:tx="clr-namespace:TXTextControl.WPF;assembly=TXTextControl.WPF"
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<Window.Resources>
<tx:ColorConverter x:Key="colorConv" />
</Window.Resources>
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<Rectangle
Width="20"
Height="20">
<Rectangle.Fill>
<SolidColorBrush
Color="{Binding
ElementName=textControl1,
Path=InputFormat.TextColor,
Converter={StaticResource colorConv}}" />
</Rectangle.Fill>
</Rectangle>
