Getting Known Colors as Dictionary Collection

In this article we are going to see, How to get known Colors as Dictionary Collection.

//This is used list of colors to dropdown.

public static Dictionary<string, KnownColor> GetColors()

{

Dictionary for KnownColors

<string, KnownColor> colors = new Dictionary<string, KnownColor>();

// Color names as array collection

string[] colorNames = Enum.GetNames(typeof(KnownColor));

foreach (string colorName in colorNames)

{

//Parse Known color and its Name.

KnownColor knownColor = (KnownColor)Enum.Parse(typeof(KnownColor), colorName);

//Collect only the color greater than transparent.

if (knownColor > KnownColor.Transparent)

{

colors.Add(colorName, knownColor);

}

return colors;

}

Output of colors in Dictionary:

AliceBlue = 28,

AntiqueWhite = 29,

Aqua = 30,

Aquamarine = 31,

Azure = 32,

Beige = 33,

Bisque = 34,

Black = 35,

BlanchedAlmond = 36,

Blue = 37,

BlueViolet = 38,

Brown = 39,

BurlyWood = 40,

CadetBlue = 41,

Chartreuse = 42,

Chocolate = 43,

Coral = 44,

CornflowerBlue = 45,

Cornsilk = 46,

Crimson = 47,

Cyan = 48,

DarkBlue = 49,

DarkCyan = 50,

DarkGoldenrod = 51,

DarkGray = 52,

DarkGreen = 53,

DarkKhaki = 54,

DarkMagenta = 55,

DarkOliveGreen = 56,

DarkOrange = 57,

DarkOrchid = 58,

DarkRed = 59,

DarkSalmon = 60,

DarkSeaGreen = 61,

DarkSlateBlue = 62,

DarkSlateGray = 63,

DarkTurquoise = 64,

DarkViolet = 65,

DeepPink = 66,

DeepSkyBlue = 67,

DimGray = 68,

DodgerBlue = 69,

Firebrick = 70,

FloralWhite = 71,

ForestGreen = 72,

Fuchsia = 73,

Gainsboro = 74,

GhostWhite = 75,

Gold = 76,

Goldenrod = 77,

Gray = 78,

Green = 79,

GreenYellow = 80,

Honeydew = 81,

HotPink = 82,

IndianRed = 83,

Indigo = 84,

Ivory = 85,

Khaki = 86,

Lavender = 87,

LavenderBlush = 88,

LawnGreen = 89,

LemonChiffon = 90,

LightBlue = 91,

LightCoral = 92,

LightCyan = 93,

LightGoldenrodYellow = 94,

LightGray = 95,

LightGreen = 96,

LightPink = 97,

LightSalmon = 98,

LightSeaGreen = 99,

LightSkyBlue = 100,

LightSlateGray = 101,

LightSteelBlue = 102,

LightYellow = 103,

Lime = 104,

LimeGreen = 105,

Linen = 106,

Magenta = 107,

Maroon = 108,

MediumAquamarine = 109,

MediumBlue = 110,

MediumOrchid = 111,

MediumPurple = 112,

MediumSeaGreen = 113,

MediumSlateBlue = 114,

MediumSpringGreen = 115,

MediumTurquoise = 116,

MediumVioletRed = 117,

MidnightBlue = 118,

MintCream = 119,

MistyRose = 120,

Moccasin = 121,

NavajoWhite = 122,

Navy = 123,

OldLace = 124,

Olive = 125,

OliveDrab = 126,

Orange = 127,

OrangeRed = 128,

Orchid = 129,

PaleGoldenrod = 130,

PaleGreen = 131,

PaleTurquoise = 132,

PaleVioletRed = 133,

PapayaWhip = 134,

PeachPuff = 135,

Peru = 136,

Pink = 137,

Plum = 138,

PowderBlue = 139,

Purple = 140,

Red = 141,

RosyBrown = 142,

RoyalBlue = 143,

SaddleBrown = 144,

Salmon = 145,

SandyBrown = 146,

SeaGreen = 147,

SeaShell = 148,

Sienna = 149,

Silver = 150,

SkyBlue = 151,

SlateBlue = 152,

SlateGray = 153,

Snow = 154,

SpringGreen = 155,

SteelBlue = 156,

Tan = 157,

Teal = 158,

Thistle = 159,

Tomato = 160,

Turquoise = 161,

Violet = 162,

Wheat = 163,

White = 164,

WhiteSmoke = 165,

Yellow = 166,

YellowGreen = 167,

ButtonFace = 168,

ButtonHighlight = 169,

ButtonShadow = 170,

GradientActiveCaption = 171,

GradientInactiveCaption = 172,

MenuBar = 173,

MenuHighlight = 174

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