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Boris Pluimvee
Boris Pluimvee

Reputation: 407

Using color settings in XAML

We are working on setting collor setting stored in a JSON file for the user. But when I bind to the color in my XAML it doesn't work.

Upvotes: 0

Views: 64

Answers (2)

Martin Tirion
Martin Tirion

Reputation: 1236

You cannot bind to a color directly to use. You have to use a converter to get a SolidColorBrush. You can do it with this converter:

public class ColorToBrushConverter : IValueConverter
{
    public object Convert(object value, Type targetType, object parameter, string language)
    {
        if (!(value is Windows.UI.Color)) return null;
        return new SolidColorBrush((Windows.UI.Color)value);
    }

    public object ConvertBack(object value, Type targetType, object parameter, string language)
    {  
        return null;
    }
}

More on using Converters, see MSDN

Upvotes: 2

AlexDrenea
AlexDrenea

Reputation: 8039

You need to convert that color value to a SolidColorBrush in order to bind it to your controls.

Best way would be to write a converter that converts from your JSON value to a SolidColorBrush.

If you show some of your code, and what exactly the problem is we might be able to give more specific advice.

Upvotes: 2

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