How to parse hex values into a uint?

Question

uint color;  bool parsedhex = uint.TryParse(TextBox1.Text, out color);  //where Text is of the form 0xFF0000 if(parsedhex)    //... 

doesn't work. What am i doing wrong?

Answer 1

Try

Convert.ToUInt32(hex, 16)  //Using ToUInt32 not ToUInt64, as per OP comment