set color for an variable value using C# windows applicati

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is it possible to assign a color for an variable value using C# windows application.

for an example., int i = 5;

place the answer in toolstripbutton. like "Notification(5)". I only want to change the color for '5'. Not for all. I
s it possible, can anyone help me with this...

Posted 26-Dec-15 2:32am

MSVelu8788

Updated 26-Dec-15 2:54am

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BillWoodruff 26-Dec-15 9:01am

Please describe more clearly what you are doing here, and what you want. Of course, you can define a variable of Type 'Color:

public System.Drawing.Color Color5 = Color.AliceBlue;

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ajay sharma · Answer 1 · 2015-12-26T03:46:00

You can,
But only problem is toolstripbutton works as a single control.
If you want to change the text displaying 'Notification (5)' where 5 is suppose red in color, you have to find a way to differentiate the text,
Since, the text is one word itself if color of toolstripbutton is changed, so does the whole text,
You have to work around with two texts for this.

OriginalGriff · Answer 2 · 2015-12-26T03:56:00

Solution 2

There is no standard way to do this: you would have to handle the Paint event for the button yourself and draw the text onto it in multiple colours - which isn't as trivial as it sounds, because you need to use MeasureString three times to get each part size ("Notifications(" is one, "5" is the second, and ")" is the third) then centre all of the text when you have it's "composite" length).

I'd probably cheat, and create a ten or so images: 1-9 and "++" for more than ten instead of faffing with text on my button.

Posted 26-Dec-15 3:56am

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MSVelu8788 26-Dec-15 10:41am

Thanks for the quick reply griff., Can you share me some example codes

OriginalGriff 26-Dec-15 10:45am

:laugh:
No - I've never wanted to draw multicoloured text on a button! ;)
But if you look at the MSDN MeasureString documentation:
https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/6xe5hazb(v=vs.110).aspx
it includes a basic example of how to use it. You should be able to work it out from there.