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.. _wx.ColourDatabase:

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|phoenix_title|  **wx.ColourDatabase**
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wxWidgets maintains a database of standard ``RGB`` colours for a predefined set of named colours.          

The application may add to this set if desired by using :meth:`~wx.ColourDatabase.AddColour`  and may use it to look up colours by names using :meth:`~wx.ColourDatabase.Find`  or find the names for the standard colour using :meth:`~wx.ColourDatabase.FindName`. 

There is one predefined, global instance of this class called :ref:`wx.TheColourDatabase`. 

The standard database contains at least the following colours: 



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.. seealso:: :ref:`wx.Colour`    







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:meth:`~wx.ColourDatabase.__init__`                                              Constructs the colour database.
:meth:`~wx.ColourDatabase.AddColour`                                             Adds a colour to the database.
:meth:`~wx.ColourDatabase.Find`                                                  Finds a colour given the name.
:meth:`~wx.ColourDatabase.FindColour`                                            
:meth:`~wx.ColourDatabase.FindName`                                              Finds a colour name given the colour.
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.. class:: wx.ColourDatabase(object)

   **Possible constructors**::

       ColourDatabase()
       
   
   wxWidgets maintains a database of standard ``RGB`` colours for a
   predefined set of named colours.



   .. method:: __init__(self)

      Constructs the colour database.                  

      It will be initialized at the first use.                   





   .. method:: AddColour(self, colourName, colour)

      Adds a colour to the database.                  

      If a colour with the same name already exists, it is replaced.                  


      :param `colourName`: 
      :type `colourName`: string
      :param `colour`: 
      :type `colour`: wx.Colour







   .. method:: Find(self, colourName)

      Finds a colour given the name.                  

      Returns an invalid colour object (that is, :meth:`wx.Colour.IsOk`   will return ``False``) if the colour wasn't found in the database.                  


      :param `colourName`: 
      :type `colourName`: string




      :rtype: :ref:`wx.Colour`








   .. method:: FindColour(self, colour)




   .. method:: FindName(self, colour)

      Finds a colour name given the colour.                  

      Returns an empty string if the colour is not found in the database.                  


      :param `colour`: 
      :type `colour`: wx.Colour




      :rtype: `string`







