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mistergreen YaBB Newbies Offline Posts: 18	Convert String to Int for Color? Mar 17th, 2010, 5:48am   I'm getting the hex String from an xml file. But I can't seem to convert the String to an Int for a color fill. This is an example Code: String c = "#FF7733"; fill( int(c) ); rect(10,10,10,10); it comes up black which is incorrect. Any alternative will be appreciated.

koogy God Member Offline Posts: 788	Re: Convert String to Int for Color? Reply #1 - Mar 17th, 2010, 5:56am   color() rather than int() the # chokes int conversion, but color expects it.

mistergreen YaBB Newbies Offline Posts: 18	Re: Convert String to Int for Color? Reply #2 - Mar 17th, 2010, 6:45am   i tried that too but color() expects an int, there's the rub. so this does not work Code: String c = "#FF7733"; fill( color(c) ); rect(10,10,10,10); nor this Code: String c = "#FF7733"; fill( color(int(c)) ); rect(10,10,10,10);

PhiLho  YaBB Moderator Offline Posts: 4190 Near Paris (France)	Re: Convert String to Int for Color? Reply #3 - Mar 17th, 2010, 7:10am   Code: String c = "#FF7733"; c = "FF" + c.substring(1); fill(unhex(c)); rect(10, 10, 10, 10); Add FF to have no alpha transparency.

mistergreen YaBB Newbies Offline Posts: 18	Re: Convert String to Int for Color? Reply #4 - Mar 17th, 2010, 7:35am   ahhhh, thanks! the mysterious unhex().