private GradientFill FromString(object value)
{
string[] values = ((string)value).Split(',');
if (values.Length != 3)
{
throw new ArgumentException("Could not convert the value");
}
try
{
GradientFill gradient = new GradientFill();
ColorConverter converter = new ColorConverter();
gradient.ColorA = (Color)converter.ConvertFromString(values[0]);
gradient.ColorB = (Color)converter.ConvertFromString(values[1]);
// Convert the name of the enumerated value into the corresponding
// enumerated value (which is actually an integer constant).
gradient.GradientFillStyle = (LinearGradientMode)Enum.Parse(
typeof(LinearGradientMode), values[2], true);
return(gradient);
}
catch
{
throw new ArgumentException("Could not convert the value");
}
}
private GradientFill FromString(object value)
{
string[] values = ((string)value).Split(',');
if (values.Length != 3)
throw new ArgumentException("Could not convert the value");
try
{
GradientFill gradient = new GradientFill();
ColorConverter converter = new ColorConverter();
gradient.ColorA = (Color)converter.ConvertFromString(values[0]);
gradient.ColorB = (Color)converter.ConvertFromString(values[1]);
// Convert the name of the enumerated value into the corresponding
// enumerated value (which is actually an integer constant).
gradient.GradientFillStyle = (LinearGradientMode)Enum.Parse(
typeof(LinearGradientMode), values[2], true);
return gradient;
}
catch
{
throw new ArgumentException("Could not convert the value");
}
}
private string ToString(object value)
{
GradientFill fill = (GradientFill)value;
ColorConverter converter = new ColorConverter();
return(String.Format("{0}, {1}, {2}", converter.ConvertToString(fill.ColorA), converter.ConvertToString(fill.ColorB), fill.GradientFillStyle.ToString()));
}
public override void PaintValue(
System.Drawing.Design.PaintValueEventArgs e)
{
GradientFill fill = (GradientFill)e.Value;
LinearGradientBrush brush = new LinearGradientBrush(e.Bounds,
fill.ColorA, fill.ColorB, fill.GradientFillStyle);
// Paint the thumbnail.
e.Graphics.FillRectangle(brush, e.Bounds);
}