Java Color from String "Yellow"

Question

Is there any way we can get color from String (like "White")?

Color color;
Field field = Class.forName("java.awt.Color").getField("Yellow");
color = (Color)field.get(null);

I tried Converting a String to Color in Java and it throws error . What "Field" belongs to? What package do I need to import for it?

Codemwnci · Accepted Answer · 2011-04-01 22:45:04Z

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It is because the field that defines yellow is named YELLOW or yellow

You have an uppercase Y, which cannot be mapped to a Color. Instead, try:

Field field = Class.forName("java.awt.Color").getField("yellow");

The code is just using reflection to access one of these fields.

The list of colours however is quite limited, so I don't know how much use this is likely to be for you.

answered Apr 1, 2011 at 22:45

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Costis Aivalis · Accepted Answer · 2011-04-01 22:45:23Z

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.getField("yellow");

"yellow" not "Yellow"

answered Apr 1, 2011 at 22:45

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