Converting a String to Color in Java

Question

In .NET you can achieve something like this:

Color yellowColor = Color.FromName("yellow");

Is there a way of doing this in Java without having to resort to reflection?

PS: I am not asking for alternative ways of storing/loading colors. I just want to know wherever it is possible to do this or not.

Answer 1

Use reflection to access the static member of the Color class.

Color color;
try {
    Field field = Class.forName("java.awt.Color").getField("yellow");
    color = (Color)field.get(null);
} catch (Exception e) {
    color = null; // Not defined
}

Answer 2

I tried something like this and it worked (at least for JavaFX)

String color = "red";
Color c = Color.web(color);
gc.setFill(color);
gc.fillOval(10, 10, 50, 40);