Microsoft Visual C++ Color Dialog Box Problem

The GetHue, GetBrightness, GetSaturation were returning a float.

Why not simply get them as floats?

   float hue = colorDialog1->Color.GetHue();
   ...



 

If you need the values as String use the String::Format member. It is much more straight-forward than the IConvertible.

   float hue = colorDialog1->Color.GetHue();
   String^ shue = String::Format("{0}", hue);

The numbers that come out are still incorrect. Please try the code below, select a custom color and see if the hue, saturation, and lum values are the same as the color you selected before an answer is given. Thanks, Dennis

#pragma once
 
#include <iostream>
 
namespace DigitalImage {
 
	
 
 
	using namespace System;
	using namespace System::ComponentModel;
	using namespace System::Collections;
	using namespace System::Windows::Forms;
	using namespace System::Data;
	using namespace System::Drawing;
	using namespace std;
 
 
	/// <summary>
	/// Summary for Form1
	///
	/// WARNING: If you change the name of this class, you will need to change the
	///          'Resource File Name' property for the managed resource compiler tool
	///          associated with all .resx files this class depends on.  Otherwise,
	///          the designers will not be able to interact properly with localized
	///          resources associated with this form.
	/// </summary>
	public ref class Form1 : public System::Windows::Forms::Form
	{
	public:
		Form1(void)
		{
			InitializeComponent();
			//
			//TODO: Add the constructor code here
			//
		}
 
	protected:
		/// <summary>
		/// Clean up any resources being used.
		/// </summary>
		~Form1()
		{
			if (components)
			{
				delete components;
			}
		}
	private: System::Windows::Forms::ColorDialog^  colorDialog1;
	private: System::Windows::Forms::TabControl^  ColorTab;
	protected: 
 
	private: System::Windows::Forms::TabPage^  tabPage1;
	private: System::Windows::Forms::TabPage^  tabPage2;
	private: System::Windows::Forms::Button^  ColorButton;
	private: System::Windows::Forms::Label^  label1;
	private: System::Windows::Forms::TextBox^  textBox5;
	private: System::Windows::Forms::TextBox^  textBox4;
	private: System::Windows::Forms::TextBox^  textBox3;
	private: System::Windows::Forms::TextBox^  textBox2;
	private: System::Windows::Forms::TextBox^  textBox1;
	private: System::Windows::Forms::Label^  label3;
	private: System::Windows::Forms::Label^  label2;
	private: System::Windows::Forms::Label^  label5;
	private: System::Windows::Forms::Label^  label4;
	private: System::Windows::Forms::TextBox^  textBox6;
	private: System::Windows::Forms::Label^  label6;
 
 
 
	private:
		/// <summary>
		/// Required designer variable.
		/// </summary>
		System::ComponentModel::Container ^components;
 
#pragma region Windows Form Designer generated code
		/// <summary>
		/// Required method for Designer support - do not modify
		/// the contents of this method with the code editor.
		/// </summary>
		void InitializeComponent(void)
		{
			this->colorDialog1 = (gcnew System::Windows::Forms::ColorDialog());
			this->ColorTab = (gcnew System::Windows::Forms::TabControl());
			this->tabPage1 = (gcnew System::Windows::Forms::TabPage());
			this->textBox6 = (gcnew System::Windows::Forms::TextBox());
			this->label6 = (gcnew System::Windows::Forms::Label());
			this->label5 = (gcnew System::Windows::Forms::Label());
			this->label4 = (gcnew System::Windows::Forms::Label());
			this->label3 = (gcnew System::Windows::Forms::Label());
			this->label2 = (gcnew System::Windows::Forms::Label());
			this->label1 = (gcnew System::Windows::Forms::Label());
			this->textBox5 = (gcnew System::Windows::Forms::TextBox());
			this->textBox4 = (gcnew System::Windows::Forms::TextBox());
			this->textBox3 = (gcnew System::Windows::Forms::TextBox());
			this->textBox2 = (gcnew System::Windows::Forms::TextBox());
			this->textBox1 = (gcnew System::Windows::Forms::TextBox());
			this->ColorButton = (gcnew System::Windows::Forms::Button());
			this->tabPage2 = (gcnew System::Windows::Forms::TabPage());
			this->ColorTab->SuspendLayout();
			this->tabPage1->SuspendLayout();
			this->SuspendLayout();
			// 
			// colorDialog1
			// 
			this->colorDialog1->FullOpen = true;
			// 
			// ColorTab
			// 
			this->ColorTab->Controls->Add(this->tabPage1);
			this->ColorTab->Controls->Add(this->tabPage2);
			this->ColorTab->Location = System::Drawing::Point(12, 12);
			this->ColorTab->Name = L"ColorTab";
			this->ColorTab->SelectedIndex = 0;
			this->ColorTab->Size = System::Drawing::Size(569, 336);
			this->ColorTab->TabIndex = 0;
			// 
			// tabPage1
			// 
			this->tabPage1->Controls->Add(this->textBox6);
			this->tabPage1->Controls->Add(this->label6);
			this->tabPage1->Controls->Add(this->label5);
			this->tabPage1->Controls->Add(this->label4);
			this->tabPage1->Controls->Add(this->label3);
			this->tabPage1->Controls->Add(this->label2);
			this->tabPage1->Controls->Add(this->label1);
			this->tabPage1->Controls->Add(this->textBox5);
			this->tabPage1->Controls->Add(this->textBox4);
			this->tabPage1->Controls->Add(this->textBox3);
			this->tabPage1->Controls->Add(this->textBox2);
			this->tabPage1->Controls->Add(this->textBox1);
			this->tabPage1->Controls->Add(this->ColorButton);
			this->tabPage1->Location = System::Drawing::Point(4, 22);
			this->tabPage1->Name = L"tabPage1";
			this->tabPage1->Padding = System::Windows::Forms::Padding(3);
			this->tabPage1->Size = System::Drawing::Size(561, 310);
			this->tabPage1->TabIndex = 0;
			this->tabPage1->Text = L"Color Space";
			this->tabPage1->UseVisualStyleBackColor = true;
			// 
			// textBox6
			// 
			this->textBox6->Location = System::Drawing::Point(424, 181);
			this->textBox6->Name = L"textBox6";
			this->textBox6->Size = System::Drawing::Size(75, 20);
			this->textBox6->TabIndex = 12;
			// 
			// label6
			// 
			this->label6->AutoSize = true;
			this->label6->Location = System::Drawing::Point(354, 184);
			this->label6->Name = L"label6";
			this->label6->Size = System::Drawing::Size(62, 13);
			this->label6->TabIndex = 11;
			this->label6->Text = L"Luminoscity";
			// 
			// label5
			// 
			this->label5->AutoSize = true;
			this->label5->Location = System::Drawing::Point(114, 100);
			this->label5->Name = L"label5";
			this->label5->Size = System::Drawing::Size(36, 13);
			this->label5->TabIndex = 10;
			this->label5->Text = L"Green";
			this->label5->Click += gcnew System::EventHandler(this, &Form1::label5_Click);
			// 
			// label4
			// 
			this->label4->AutoSize = true;
			this->label4->Location = System::Drawing::Point(114, 139);
			this->label4->Name = L"label4";
			this->label4->Size = System::Drawing::Size(38, 13);
			this->label4->TabIndex = 9;
			this->label4->Text = L"Yellow";
			// 
			// label3
			// 
			this->label3->AutoSize = true;
			this->label3->Location = System::Drawing::Point(114, 184);
			this->label3->Name = L"label3";
			this->label3->Size = System::Drawing::Size(27, 13);
			this->label3->TabIndex = 8;
			this->label3->Text = L"Red";
			// 
			// label2
			// 
			this->label2->AutoSize = true;
			this->label2->Location = System::Drawing::Point(354, 142);
			this->label2->Name = L"label2";
			this->label2->Size = System::Drawing::Size(55, 13);
			this->label2->TabIndex = 7;
			this->label2->Text = L"Saturation";
			// 
			// label1
			// 
			this->label1->AutoSize = true;
			this->label1->Location = System::Drawing::Point(354, 100);
			this->label1->Name = L"label1";
			this->label1->Size = System::Drawing::Size(27, 13);
			this->label1->TabIndex = 6;
			this->label1->Text = L"Hue";
			this->label1->Click += gcnew System::EventHandler(this, &Form1::label1_Click_1);
			// 
			// textBox5
			// 
			this->textBox5->Location = System::Drawing::Point(174, 136);
			this->textBox5->Name = L"textBox5";
			this->textBox5->Size = System::Drawing::Size(75, 20);
			this->textBox5->TabIndex = 5;
			// 
			// textBox4
			// 
			this->textBox4->Location = System::Drawing::Point(174, 97);
			this->textBox4->Name = L"textBox4";
			this->textBox4->Size = System::Drawing::Size(75, 20);
			this->textBox4->TabIndex = 4;
			// 
			// textBox3
			// 
			this->textBox3->Location = System::Drawing::Point(174, 181);
			this->textBox3->Name = L"textBox3";
			this->textBox3->Size = System::Drawing::Size(75, 20);
			this->textBox3->TabIndex = 3;
			// 
			// textBox2
			// 
			this->textBox2->Location = System::Drawing::Point(424, 135);
			this->textBox2->Name = L"textBox2";
			this->textBox2->Size = System::Drawing::Size(75, 20);
			this->textBox2->TabIndex = 2;
			// 
			// textBox1
			// 
			this->textBox1->Location = System::Drawing::Point(424, 97);
			this->textBox1->Name = L"textBox1";
			this->textBox1->Size = System::Drawing::Size(75, 20);
			this->textBox1->TabIndex = 1;
			// 
			// ColorButton
			// 
			this->ColorButton->Location = System::Drawing::Point(424, 254);
			this->ColorButton->Name = L"ColorButton";
			this->ColorButton->Size = System::Drawing::Size(75, 23);
			this->ColorButton->TabIndex = 0;
			this->ColorButton->Text = L"Color Select";
			this->ColorButton->UseVisualStyleBackColor = true;
			this->ColorButton->Click += gcnew System::EventHandler(this, &Form1::button1_Click);
			// 
			// tabPage2
			// 
			this->tabPage2->Location = System::Drawing::Point(4, 22);
			this->tabPage2->Name = L"tabPage2";
			this->tabPage2->Padding = System::Windows::Forms::Padding(3);
			this->tabPage2->Size = System::Drawing::Size(561, 310);
			this->tabPage2->TabIndex = 1;
			this->tabPage2->Text = L"Image Display";
			this->tabPage2->UseVisualStyleBackColor = true;
			// 
			// Form1
			// 
			this->AutoScaleDimensions = System::Drawing::SizeF(6, 13);
			this->AutoScaleMode = System::Windows::Forms::AutoScaleMode::Font;
			this->ClientSize = System::Drawing::Size(593, 360);
			this->Controls->Add(this->ColorTab);
			this->Name = L"Form1";
			this->Text = L"Digital Image";
			this->ColorTab->ResumeLayout(false);
			this->tabPage1->ResumeLayout(false);
			this->tabPage1->PerformLayout();
			this->ResumeLayout(false);
 
		}
#pragma endregion
	private: System::Void button1_Click(System::Object^  sender, System::EventArgs^  e) {
 
				 this->colorDialog1->ShowDialog();
 
				 this->textBox1->Text = safe_cast<IConvertible ^>(colorDialog1->Color.GetHue())->ToString(nullptr);
				 float x = colorDialog1->Color.GetHue();
				 this->textBox6->Text = safe_cast<IConvertible ^>(colorDialog1->Color.GetBrightness())->ToString(nullptr);
				 this->textBox2->Text = safe_cast<IConvertible ^>(colorDialog1->Color.GetSaturation())->ToString(nullptr);
				 //this->textBox3->Text = safe_cast<IConvertible ^>(colorDialog1->Color.GetBrightness())->ToString(nullptr);
				 //this->textBox4->Text = safe_cast<IConvertible ^>(colorDialog1->Color.GetBrightness())->ToString(nullptr);
				// this->textBox5->Text = safe_cast<IConvertible ^>(colorDialog1->Color.GetBrightness())->ToString(nullptr);
				 
				// colorDialog1->Color.Green
 
				 //ColorDialog::Color property.
 
			 }
private: System::Void label1_Click(System::Object^  sender, System::EventArgs^  e) {
		 }
private: System::Void label1_Click_1(System::Object^  sender, System::EventArgs^  e) {
		 }
private: System::Void label5_Click(System::Object^  sender, System::EventArgs^  e) {
		 }
};
}

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>>>> Please try the code below
Could you post .rc and resource.h file?

>>>> this->textBox1->Text = safe_cast<IConvertible ^>(colorDialog1->Color.GetHue())->ToString(nullptr);
You still were using the IConvertible ? Why didn't you give my suggestions a trial?

I did give it a try, it just yielded the same results.
The resource.h file is empty, i.e. no dependencies)

I opened the .rc file, however there is no code, just two icons. I could send you the file via email, as I can't attach it here.

Please advise on how to proceed.

Thanks,
Dennis

I took the code above and replaced a freshly created cpp file of a new CLR application. But I neither get a menu nor a button but only an empty screen when envoking it. How did you invoke the Color Dialog if there are no resources?

>>>> Please advise on how to proceed.
You could zip the whole project folder and attach it as file. If there are restrictions you might go to www.ee-stuff.com where you should get a possibility to upload. I never did it myself but some other questions have links to that.

Or, you attach .rc, .vcproj, form1.h and resource.h as .txt files.

Ok I updated the whole project. Thanks

If you send me the link I would download it.

Took me a while to figure it out, I guess the comment field needed to be filled in.

https://filedb.experts-exchange.com/incoming/ee-stuff/7679-DigitalImage.rar