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+using System;
+using System.Collections.Generic;
+using System.Text;
+using System.Drawing;
+
+namespace Examples
+{
+    public static class Utilities
+    {
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Converts a System.Drawing.Color to a System.Int32.
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <param name="c">The System.Drawing.Color to convert.</param>
+        /// <returns>A System.Int32 containing the R, G, B, A values of the
+        /// given System.Drawing.Color in the Rbga32 format.</returns>
+        public static int ColorToRgba32(Color c)
+        {
+            return (int)((c.A << 24) | (c.B << 16) | (c.G << 8) | c.R);
+        }
+    }
+}