Ok, well barring an existing built in method to reference via the static variables, I went and created a class that I thought you all might find useful, so here it is. And no, I didn't type all color names; a little copy/paste and some editor macros did all the work for me.
The main reason I wanted/needed a way of doing this is because I wanted the ability to allow user customization on one of our apps. This way, they can specify the color, make that, colour name, rather than entering some integer value.
Because its static, you can reference without having to instanciate, like the existing Color.
IE.
int color = Colors.getColor("DARKGOLDENROD");
Cheers,
Eric
Code:
package //your package;
import net.rim.device.api.ui.Color;
class Colors {
private Colors() {}
public static int getColor(String colorName) {
if (colorName.equals("RED")) return Color.RED;
if (colorName.equals("ALICEBLUE")) return Color.ALICEBLUE;
if (colorName.equals("ANTIQUEWHITE")) return Color.ANTIQUEWHITE;
if (colorName.equals("AQUA")) return Color.AQUA;
if (colorName.equals("AQUAMARINE")) return Color.AQUAMARINE;
if (colorName.equals("AZURE")) return Color.AZURE;
if (colorName.equals("BEIGE")) return Color.BEIGE;
if (colorName.equals("BISQUE")) return Color.BISQUE;
if (colorName.equals("BLACK")) return Color.BLACK;
if (colorName.equals("BLANCHEDALMOND")) return Color.BLANCHEDALMOND;
if (colorName.equals("BLUE")) return Color.BLUE;
if (colorName.equals("BLUEVIOLET")) return Color.BLUEVIOLET;
if (colorName.equals("BROWN")) return Color.BROWN;
if (colorName.equals("BURLYWOOD")) return Color.BURLYWOOD;
if (colorName.equals("CADETBLUE")) return Color.CADETBLUE;
if (colorName.equals("CHARTREUSE")) return Color.CHARTREUSE;
if (colorName.equals("CHOCOLATE")) return Color.CHOCOLATE;
if (colorName.equals("CORAL")) return Color.CORAL;
if (colorName.equals("CORNFLOWERBLUE")) return Color.CORNFLOWERBLUE;
if (colorName.equals("CORNSILK")) return Color.CORNSILK;
if (colorName.equals("CRIMSON")) return Color.CRIMSON;
if (colorName.equals("CYAN")) return Color.CYAN;
if (colorName.equals("DARKBLUE")) return Color.DARKBLUE;
if (colorName.equals("DARKCYAN")) return Color.DARKCYAN;
if (colorName.equals("DARKGOLDENROD")) return Color.DARKGOLDENROD;
if (colorName.equals("DARKGRAY")) return Color.DARKGRAY;
if (colorName.equals("DARKGREEN")) return Color.DARKGREEN;
if (colorName.equals("DARKKHAKI")) return Color.DARKKHAKI;
if (colorName.equals("DARKMAGENTA")) return Color.DARKMAGENTA;
if (colorName.equals("DARKOLIVEGREEN")) return Color.DARKOLIVEGREEN;
if (colorName.equals("DARKORANGE")) return Color.DARKORANGE;
if (colorName.equals("DARKORCHID")) return Color.DARKORCHID;
if (colorName.equals("DARKRED")) return Color.DARKRED;
if (colorName.equals("DARKSALMON")) return Color.DARKSALMON;
if (colorName.equals("DARKSEAGREEN")) return Color.DARKSEAGREEN;
if (colorName.equals("DARKSLATEBLUE")) return Color.DARKSLATEBLUE;
if (colorName.equals("DARKSLATEGRAY")) return Color.DARKSLATEGRAY;
if (colorName.equals("DARKTURQUOISE")) return Color.DARKTURQUOISE;
if (colorName.equals("DARKVIOLET")) return Color.DARKVIOLET;
if (colorName.equals("DEEPPINK")) return Color.DEEPPINK;
if (colorName.equals("DEEPSKYBLUE")) return Color.DEEPSKYBLUE;
if (colorName.equals("DIMGRAY")) return Color.DIMGRAY;
if (colorName.equals("DODGERBLUE")) return Color.DODGERBLUE;
if (colorName.equals("FIREBRICK")) return Color.FIREBRICK;
if (colorName.equals("FLORALWHITE")) return Color.FLORALWHITE;
if (colorName.equals("FORESTGREEN")) return Color.FORESTGREEN;
if (colorName.equals("FUCHSIA")) return Color.FUCHSIA;
if (colorName.equals("GAINSBORO")) return Color.GAINSBORO;
if (colorName.equals("GHOSTWHITE")) return Color.GHOSTWHITE;
if (colorName.equals("GOLD")) return Color.GOLD;
if (colorName.equals("GOLDENROD")) return Color.GOLDENROD;
if (colorName.equals("GRAY")) return Color.GRAY;
if (colorName.equals("GREEN")) return Color.GREEN;
if (colorName.equals("GREENYELLOW")) return Color.GREENYELLOW;
if (colorName.equals("HONEYDEW")) return Color.HONEYDEW;
if (colorName.equals("HOTPINK")) return Color.HOTPINK;
if (colorName.equals("INDIANRED")) return Color.INDIANRED;
if (colorName.equals("INDIGO")) return Color.INDIGO;
if (colorName.equals("IVORY")) return Color.IVORY;
if (colorName.equals("KHAKI")) return Color.KHAKI;
if (colorName.equals("LAVENDER")) return Color.LAVENDER;
if (colorName.equals("LAVENDERBLUSH")) return Color.LAVENDERBLUSH;
if (colorName.equals("LAWNGREEN")) return Color.LAWNGREEN;
if (colorName.equals("LEMONCHIFFON")) return Color.LEMONCHIFFON;
if (colorName.equals("LIGHTBLUE")) return Color.LIGHTBLUE;
if (colorName.equals("LIGHTCORAL")) return Color.LIGHTCORAL;
if (colorName.equals("LIGHTCYAN")) return Color.LIGHTCYAN;
if (colorName.equals("LIGHTGOLDENRODYELLOW")) return Color.LIGHTGOLDENRODYELLOW;
if (colorName.equals("LIGHTGREEN")) return Color.LIGHTGREEN;
if (colorName.equals("LIGHTGREY")) return Color.LIGHTGREY;
if (colorName.equals("LIGHTPINK")) return Color.LIGHTPINK;
if (colorName.equals("LIGHTSALMON")) return Color.LIGHTSALMON;
if (colorName.equals("LIGHTSEAGREEN")) return Color.LIGHTSEAGREEN;
if (colorName.equals("LIGHTSKYBLUE")) return Color.LIGHTSKYBLUE;
if (colorName.equals("LIGHTSLATEGRAY")) return Color.LIGHTSLATEGRAY;
if (colorName.equals("LIGHTSTEELBLUE")) return Color.LIGHTSTEELBLUE;
if (colorName.equals("LIGHTYELLOW")) return Color.LIGHTYELLOW;
if (colorName.equals("LIME")) return Color.LIME;
if (colorName.equals("LIMEGREEN")) return Color.LIMEGREEN;
if (colorName.equals("LINEN")) return Color.LINEN;
if (colorName.equals("MAGENTA")) return Color.MAGENTA;
if (colorName.equals("MAROON")) return Color.MAROON;
if (colorName.equals("MEDIUMAQUAMARINE")) return Color.MEDIUMAQUAMARINE;
if (colorName.equals("MEDIUMBLUE")) return Color.MEDIUMBLUE;
if (colorName.equals("MEDIUMORCHID")) return Color.MEDIUMORCHID;
if (colorName.equals("MEDIUMPURPLE")) return Color.MEDIUMPURPLE;
if (colorName.equals("MEDIUMSEAGREEN")) return Color.MEDIUMSEAGREEN;
if (colorName.equals("MEDIUMSLATEBLUE")) return Color.MEDIUMSLATEBLUE;
if (colorName.equals("MEDIUMSPRINGGREEN")) return Color.MEDIUMSPRINGGREEN;
if (colorName.equals("MEDIUMTURQUOISE")) return Color.MEDIUMTURQUOISE;
if (colorName.equals("MEDIUMVIOLETRED")) return Color.MEDIUMVIOLETRED;
if (colorName.equals("MIDNIGHTBLUE")) return Color.MIDNIGHTBLUE;
if (colorName.equals("MINTCREAM")) return Color.MINTCREAM;
if (colorName.equals("MISTYROSE")) return Color.MISTYROSE;
if (colorName.equals("MOCCASIN")) return Color.MOCCASIN;
if (colorName.equals("NAVAJOWHITE")) return Color.NAVAJOWHITE;
if (colorName.equals("NAVY")) return Color.NAVY;
if (colorName.equals("OLDLACE")) return Color.OLDLACE;
if (colorName.equals("OLIVE")) return Color.OLIVE;
if (colorName.equals("OLIVEDRAB")) return Color.OLIVEDRAB;
if (colorName.equals("ORANGE")) return Color.ORANGE;
if (colorName.equals("ORANGERED")) return Color.ORANGERED;
if (colorName.equals("ORCHID")) return Color.ORCHID;
if (colorName.equals("PALEGOLDENROD")) return Color.PALEGOLDENROD;
if (colorName.equals("PALEGREEN")) return Color.PALEGREEN;
if (colorName.equals("PALETURQUOISE")) return Color.PALETURQUOISE;
if (colorName.equals("PALEVIOLETRED")) return Color.PALEVIOLETRED;
if (colorName.equals("PAPAYAWHIP")) return Color.PAPAYAWHIP;
if (colorName.equals("PEACHPUFF")) return Color.PEACHPUFF;
if (colorName.equals("PERU")) return Color.PERU;
if (colorName.equals("PINK")) return Color.PINK;
if (colorName.equals("PLUM")) return Color.PLUM;
if (colorName.equals("POWDERBLUE")) return Color.POWDERBLUE;
if (colorName.equals("PURPLE")) return Color.PURPLE;
if (colorName.equals("RED")) return Color.RED;
if (colorName.equals("ROSYBROWN")) return Color.ROSYBROWN;
if (colorName.equals("ROYALBLUE")) return Color.ROYALBLUE;
if (colorName.equals("SADDLEBROWN")) return Color.SADDLEBROWN;
if (colorName.equals("SALMON")) return Color.SALMON;
if (colorName.equals("SANDYBROWN")) return Color.SANDYBROWN;
if (colorName.equals("SEAGREEN")) return Color.SEAGREEN;
if (colorName.equals("SEASHELL")) return Color.SEASHELL;
if (colorName.equals("SIENNA")) return Color.SIENNA;
if (colorName.equals("SILVER")) return Color.SILVER;
if (colorName.equals("SKYBLUE")) return Color.SKYBLUE;
if (colorName.equals("SLATEBLUE")) return Color.SLATEBLUE;
if (colorName.equals("SLATEGRAY")) return Color.SLATEGRAY;
if (colorName.equals("SNOW")) return Color.SNOW;
if (colorName.equals("SPRINGGREEN")) return Color.SPRINGGREEN;
if (colorName.equals("STEELBLUE")) return Color.STEELBLUE;
if (colorName.equals("TAN")) return Color.TAN;
if (colorName.equals("TEAL")) return Color.TEAL;
if (colorName.equals("THISTLE")) return Color.THISTLE;
if (colorName.equals("TOMATO")) return Color.TOMATO;
if (colorName.equals("TURQUOISE")) return Color.TURQUOISE;
if (colorName.equals("VIOLET")) return Color.VIOLET;
if (colorName.equals("WHEAT")) return Color.WHEAT;
if (colorName.equals("WHITE")) return Color.WHITE;
if (colorName.equals("WHITESMOKE")) return Color.WHITESMOKE;
if (colorName.equals("YELLOW")) return Color.YELLOW;
if (colorName.equals("YELLOWGREEN")) return Color.YELLOWGREEN;
return Color.BLACK;
}
}