Package org.eclipse.ui.themes

Class ColorUtil

java.lang.Object

org.eclipse.ui.themes.ColorUtil

public final class ColorUtil
extends Object

Useful color utilities.

Since:

3.0 - initial release, 3.2 - public API

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
static RGB	blend(RGB val1, RGB val2)	Blend the two color values returning a value that is halfway between them.
static RGB	blend(RGB c1, RGB c2, int ratio)	Blends the two color values according to the provided ratio.
static RGB	getColorValue(String rawValue)	Get the RGB value for a given color.
static RGB[]	getColorValues(String[] rawValues)	Get the RGB values for a given color array.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

Method Details

blend

public static RGB blend(RGB c1,
 RGB c2,
 int ratio)

Blends the two color values according to the provided ratio.

Parameters:

c1 - first color

c2 - second color

ratio - percentage of the first color in the blend (0-100)

Returns:

the RGB value of the blended color

Since:

3.3

blend

public static RGB blend(RGB val1,
 RGB val2)

Blend the two color values returning a value that is halfway between them.

Parameters:

val1 - the first value

val2 - the second value

Returns:

the blended color

getColorValue

public static RGB getColorValue(String rawValue)
                         throws DataFormatException

Get the RGB value for a given color.

Parameters:

rawValue - the raw value, either an RGB triple or an SWT constant name

Returns:

the RGB value

Throws:

DataFormatException - thrown if the value cannot be interpreted as a color

getColorValues

public static RGB[] getColorValues(String[] rawValues)

Get the RGB values for a given color array.

Parameters:

rawValues - the raw values, either RGB triple or an SWT constant

Returns:

the RGB values