Set color of a textbox programatically in a WPF application

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In trying to set the color of a text box in my WPF application I did

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Why do I get that error ?

And how to rectify it ?

Grant Winney · Accepted Answer · 2013-12-17 06:06:13Z

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It's telling you right in the error. The Background property is of type System.Windows.Media.Brush, not System.Windows.Media.Color, so you can't assign a Color to it.

Pass a Brush into your method instead of a Color, and assign that to the Background property.

public void addToStackPanel(string argBuiltAlarm, Brush brush)
{
    ...
    TextBox textBox = new TextBox { Background = brush };
    ...

answered Dec 17, 2013 at 6:06

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user2819245 Over a year ago

Alternatively, a Brush can be created from the given color: Brush brush = new SolidColorBrush(color)

Anoushka Seechurn Over a year ago

Solved.Thanks.and @elgonzo , you are completely right too(I used your solution )

Monika · Accepted Answer · 2013-12-17 06:04:23Z

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textBox1.Background = Brushes.Blue;
textBox1.Foreground = Brushes.Yellow;

You can do like this.

answered Dec 17, 2013 at 6:04

Monika

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