Category Color/RGB to Image/Bitmap

[stefan.palm]

dim cat = Connection.CategoryManager.FindCategory(category.Id)

cat .Color.R

cat .Color.G

cat .Color.B

How do i convert the color/rgb values to an in memory image/bitmap object?

Or should one get the icon/image associated with an entity category from some place else?

Thanks

[sajith_subramanian]

Hi @stefan.palm ,

If you are using a VaultBrowserControl, and want to show the category icon in a column, you can make use of the CategoryGlyph property like below:. This should show up the icon in the grid.

initialConfig.AddInitialColumn(VDF.Vault.Currency.Properties.PropertyDefinitionIds.Server.CategoryGlyph);

If you are however interested to extract the image, please use the below code:

 PropertyDefinitionDictionary props = m_conn.PropertyManager.GetPropertyDefinitions(
     VDF.Vault.Currency.Entities.EntityClassIds.Files,null, PropertyDefinitionFilter.IncludeAll);

PropertyDefinition catProp = props[PropertyDefinitionIds.Server.CategoryGlyph];

ImageInfo category= m_conn.PropertyManager.GetPropertyValue(Fileiteration, catProp, null) as ImageInfo;

Image img = category.GetImage(); // System.Drawing.Image object

Hope this helps.

Regards,

Sajith

[stefan.palm]

And if i only have the category object, is it possible to get the image via the category itself an not via the iEntity object? If not i am basically forced to find an entity that is categorized to the category ID i want to get the image for?

Thanks

[sajith_subramanian · Accepted solution]

Hi @stefan.palm ,

In that case, you can use something similar as below:

  EntityCategory entCat = 
         m_conn.CategoryManager.FindCategory(category.Id);
  ImageInfo imginfo = 
         m_conn.CategoryManager.GetCategoryGlyph(entCat);
  Image img = imginfo.GetImage();

Regards,

Sajith

[stefan.palm]

I get an error "object reference not set to an instance of an object" on this line of code 

ImageInfo imginfo = 
         m_conn.CategoryManager.GetCategoryGlyph(entCat);

It makes no sence since i do get back the category entity using "FindCategory".

[sajith_subramanian]

Hi @stefan.palm ,

Could you share your compilable code here (only if non confidential). I would like to execute your code on my machine to see if I can reproduce the issue.

Regards,

Sajith

[stefan.palm]

i created a new project for upload but the same code do work in there. So it must be something in my bigger project that makes this error occur? I have a lot of code in it and it all works fine except this get category icon function.  I guess i have to try to figure out why my self since i can not upload that project.