//SET COMBOBOXBOX PROPERTY TO DRAWMODE =>Ownerdrawfixed or Ownerdravariable
private void cmbColour_DrawItem(object sender, DrawItemEventArgs e)
{
try
{
YourClassName presenter =new YourClassName();
presenter.DrawColourCode(sender, e);
}
catch (Exception ex)
{
throw ex;
}
}
public void DrawColourCode(object sender, DrawItemEventArgs e)
{
//HERR I AM USING DATABASE TO FETCH THE COLOURCODE, ,FOREGROUDCOLOUR //AND BACKGROUNDCOLOUR
float size = 10;
System.Drawing.Font myFont;
string backgroundColorCode = Convert.ToString(((sender as ComboBox).Items[e.Index] as ClassEntityName).BackgroundColourCode);
// Draw the background of the item.
e.DrawBackground();
Brush BrsFore = null;
// Create a square filled with the item color. Vary the size
// of the rectangle based on the length of the item name.
Rectangle rectangle = new Rectangle(1, e.Bounds.Top, e.Bounds.Width, e.Bounds.Height);
if (!string.IsNullOrEmpty(backgroundColorCode))
{
Color backgroundcolorCode = HexToColor(backgroundColorCode);
e.Graphics.FillRectangle(new SolidBrush(backgroundcolorCode), rectangle);
}
else
{
Color backgroundcolorCode = HexToColor("#FFFFFF");
e.Graphics.FillRectangle(new SolidBrush(backgroundcolorCode), rectangle);
}
// Draw each string in the array, using a different size, color,
// and font for each item.
var kitColour = ((sender as ComboBox).Items[e.Index] as ClassEntityName).ColourCode;
string foreColour = ((sender as ComboBox).Items[e.Index] as ClassEntityName).ForegroundColourCode;
if (!string.IsNullOrEmpty(foreColour))
{
Color foregroundcolorCode = HexToColor(foreColour);
BrsFore = new SolidBrush(foregroundcolorCode);
myFont = new Font("Times New Roman", size, FontStyle.Regular);
if (!string.IsNullOrEmpty(((sender as ComboBox).Name)))
{
e.Graphics.DrawString(kitColour, myFont, BrsFore, new RectangleF(e.Bounds.X + rectangle.Width - 115, e.Bounds.Y, e.Bounds.Width, e.Bounds.Height));
}
else
{
e.Graphics.DrawString(kitColour, myFont, BrsFore, new RectangleF(e.Bounds.X + rectangle.Width - 108, e.Bounds.Y, e.Bounds.Width, e.Bounds.Height));
}
}
// Draw the focus rectangle if the mouse hovers over an item.
e.DrawFocusRectangle();
}
public static Color HexToColor(string hexColor)
{
//Remove # if present
if (hexColor.IndexOf('#') != -1)
hexColor = hexColor.Replace("#", "");
int red = 0;
int green = 0;
int blue = 0;
if (hexColor.Length == 6)
{
//#RRGGBB
red = int.Parse(hexColor.Substring(0, 2), NumberStyles.AllowHexSpecifier);
green = int.Parse(hexColor.Substring(2, 2), NumberStyles.AllowHexSpecifier);
blue = int.Parse(hexColor.Substring(4, 2), NumberStyles.AllowHexSpecifier);
}
else if (hexColor.Length == 3)
{
//#RGB
red = int.Parse(hexColor[0].ToString() + hexColor[0].ToString(), NumberStyles.AllowHexSpecifier);
green = int.Parse(hexColor[1].ToString() + hexColor[1].ToString(), NumberStyles.AllowHexSpecifier);
blue = int.Parse(hexColor[2].ToString() + hexColor[2].ToString(), NumberStyles.AllowHexSpecifier);
}
return Color.FromArgb(red, green, blue);
}
