Convert string to color in C#

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i have a color in string type variable but i dont know how can i convert this string to color and then set this color to button background .
please help me how can i do this
i have try this. But fail
error message is display

cat.BackColor =Color.mycolor;

under

mycolor

error message is

Color does not contain a definition for mycolor

What I have tried:

String backcolor="Red";
Color mycolor = ColorTranslator.FromHtml(backcolor);
            cat.BackColor =Color.mycolor;

cat is a button Name.

Posted 26-Jan-19 11:59am

Fahid Zahoor

Updated 26-Jan-19 12:12pm

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Patrice T · Accepted Answer · 2019-01-26T12:12:00

Solution 1

Did you try :

C#

String backcolor="Red";
Color mycolor = ColorTranslator.FromHtml(backcolor);
cat.BackColor =mycolor;

or

C#

String backcolor="Red";
cat.BackColor = ColorTranslator.FromHtml(backcolor);

?

Posted 26-Jan-19 12:12pm

Patrice T

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Fahid Zahoor 26-Jan-19 18:52pm

2nd method is work now. Thanks

Maciej Los 6-Feb-19 6:27am

5ed!

Patrice T 6-Feb-19 6:28am

thank you