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Create RGBColor Snippet (ArcObjects .NET 10.5 SDK)
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Create RGBColor Snippet

Generate an RgbColor by specifying the amount of Red, Green and Blue.

[C#]
///<summary>Generate an RgbColor by specifying the amount of Red, Green and Blue.</summary>
/// 
///<param name="myRed">A byte (0 to 255) used to represent the Red color. Example: 0</param>
///<param name="myGreen">A byte (0 to 255) used to represent the Green color. Example: 255</param>
///<param name="myBlue">A byte (0 to 255) used to represent the Blue color. Example: 123</param>
///  
///<returns>An IRgbColor interface</returns>
///  
///<remarks></remarks>
public ESRI.ArcGIS.Display.IRgbColor CreateRGBColor(System.Byte myRed, System.Byte myGreen, System.Byte myBlue)
{
  ESRI.ArcGIS.Display.IRgbColor rgbColor=new ESRI.ArcGIS.Display.RgbColorClass();
  rgbColor.Red=myRed;
  rgbColor.Green=myGreen;
  rgbColor.Blue=myBlue;
  rgbColor.UseWindowsDithering=true;
  return rgbColor;
}
[Visual Basic .NET]
'''<summary>Generate an RgbColor by specifying the amount of Red, Green and Blue.</summary>
''' 
'''<param name="myRed">A byte (0 to 255) used to represent the Red color. Example: 0</param>
'''<param name="myGreen">A byte (0 to 255) used to represent the Green color. Example: 255</param>
'''<param name="myBlue">A byte (0 to 255) used to represent the Blue color. Example: 123</param>
'''  
'''<returns>An IRgbColor interface</returns>
'''  
'''<remarks></remarks>
Public Function CreateRGBColor(ByVal myRed As System.Byte, ByVal myGreen As System.Byte, ByVal myBlue As System.Byte) As ESRI.ArcGIS.Display.IRgbColor

  Dim rgbColor As ESRI.ArcGIS.Display.IRgbColor=New ESRI.ArcGIS.Display.RgbColorClass
  With rgbColor
    .Red=CInt(myRed)
    .Green=CInt(myGreen)
    .Blue=CInt(myBlue)
    .UseWindowsDithering=True
  End With

  Return rgbColor

End Function

Additional Requirements
  • The code in this document requires the following References added to the Visual Studio project:
  • ESRI.ArcGIS.Display
  • ESRI.ArcGIS.System