package com.exanimo.utils
{
	/**
	 *
	 * ColorUtil.as
	 *
	 *     @author     matthew at exanimo dot com
	 *     @author     Ryan Sprake
	 *     @version    2007.11.05
	 *
	 */
	public class ColorUtil
	{
		/**
		 *
		 *	
		 */
		public function ColorUtil()
		{
			throw new Error('ColorUtil contains static utility methods and cannot be instantialized.');
		}


		/**
		 *
		 * Parses a String for a hexadecimal color.
		 *	
		 * @param str:String
		 *     the String to parse
		 * @returns uint
		 *     a hexadecimal representation of the color
		 *
		 */
		public static function parseColor(str:String):uint
		{
			if (str.substr(0, 2) == '0x')
			{
				str = str.substr(2);
			}
			else if (str.substr(0, 1) == '#')
			{
				str = str.substr(1);
			}
	
			return parseInt(str, 16);
		}




	}
}