com.lowagie.text.markup
Class WebColors

java.lang.Object
  extended byjava.util.AbstractMap
      extended byjava.util.HashMap
          extended bycom.lowagie.text.markup.WebColors
All Implemented Interfaces:
Cloneable, Map, Serializable

public class WebColors
extends HashMap

This class is a HashMap that contains the names of colors as a key and the corresponding Color as value. (Source: Wikipedia http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Web_colors )

Author:
blowagie
See Also:
Serialized Form

Nested Class Summary
 
Nested classes inherited from class java.util.HashMap
 
Nested classes inherited from class java.util.AbstractMap
 
Field Summary
static WebColors NAMES
          HashMap containing all the names and corresponding color values.
 
Fields inherited from class java.util.HashMap
 
Fields inherited from class java.util.AbstractMap
 
Constructor Summary
WebColors()
           
 
Method Summary
static Color getRGBColor(String name)
          Gives you a Color based on a name.
 
Methods inherited from class java.util.HashMap
clear, clone, containsKey, containsValue, entrySet, get, isEmpty, keySet, put, putAll, remove, size, values
 
Methods inherited from class java.util.AbstractMap
equals, hashCode, toString
 
Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object
finalize, getClass, notify, notifyAll, wait, wait, wait
 
Methods inherited from interface java.util.Map
equals, hashCode
 

Field Detail

NAMES

public static final WebColors NAMES
HashMap containing all the names and corresponding color values.

Constructor Detail

WebColors

public WebColors()
Method Detail

getRGBColor

public static Color getRGBColor(String name)
                         throws IllegalArgumentException
Gives you a Color based on a name.

Parameters:
name - a name such as black, violet, cornflowerblue
Returns:
the corresponding Color object
Throws:
IllegalArgumentException - if the String isn't a know representation of a color.