## org.jfree.util
Class PaintUtilities

    java.lang.Object
      org.jfree.util.PaintUtilities

public class PaintUtilities
extends java.lang.Object

Utility code that relates to `Paint` objects.

Author:
  David Gilbert

Method Summary
`static java.lang.String` `colorToString(java.awt.Color c)` Converts a color into a string.
`static boolean` `equal(java.awt.Paint p1, java.awt.Paint p2)` Returns `true` if the two `Paint` objects are equal OR both `null`.
`static java.awt.Color` `stringToColor(java.lang.String value)` Converts a given string into a color.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object
`clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait`

Method Detail

### equal

    public static boolean equal(java.awt.Paint p1,
                                java.awt.Paint p2)

  Returns `true` if the two `Paint` objects are equal OR both `null`. This method handles `GradientPaint` as a special case.

  Parameters:
    `p1` - paint 1 (`null` permitted).
    `p2` - paint 2 (`null` permitted).
  Returns:
    A boolean.

### colorToString

    public static java.lang.String colorToString(java.awt.Color c)

  Converts a color into a string. If the color is equal to one of the defined constant colors, that name is returned instead. Otherwise the color is returned as hex-string.

  Parameters:
    `c` - the color.
  Returns:
    the string for this color.

### stringToColor

    public static java.awt.Color stringToColor(java.lang.String value)

  Converts a given string into a color.

  Parameters:
    `value` - the string, either a name or a hex-string.
  Returns:
    the color.