(Windows only; Graphical interfaces only)

A handle to the current color table.

Note: Does not apply to SpeedScript programming.

Syntax

COLOR-TABLE [ :attribute | :method ]
attribute
An attribute of the COLOR-TABLE handle.
method
A method of the COLOR-TABLE handle.

Attributes

HANDLE attribute INSTANTIATING-PROCEDURE attribute NUM-ENTRIES attribute
TYPE attribute – –

Methods

GET-BLUE-VALUE( ) method GET-DYNAMIC( ) method
GET-GREEN-VALUE( ) method GET-RED-VALUE( ) method
GET-RGB-VALUE( ) method SET-BLUE-VALUE( ) method
SET-DYNAMIC( ) method SET-GREEN-VALUE( ) method
SET-RED-VALUE( ) method SET-RGB-VALUE( ) method

Example

This procedure sets the number of entries in the color table, makes color ix + 1 dynamic, then sets the red, green, and blue values for this entry:

r-colhan.p 

DEFINE VARIABLE red   AS INTEGER NO-UNDO.
DEFINE VARIABLE blue  AS INTEGER NO-UNDO INITIAL 127.
DEFINE VARIABLE green AS INTEGER NO-UNDO INITIAL 127.
DEFINE VARIABLE ix    AS INTEGER NO-UNDO.

ix = COLOR-TABLE:NUM-ENTRIES
COLOR-TABLE:NUM-ENTRIES = ix + 1.

COLOR-TABLE:SET-DYNAMIC(ix, TRUE).
COLOR-TABLE:SET-RED-VALUE(ix, red).
COLOR-TABLE:SET-GREEN-VALUE(ix, green).
COLOR-TABLE:SET-BLUE-VALUE(ix, blue).

DISPLAY COLOR-TABLE:GET-RED-VALUE(ix).
DISPLAY COLOR-TABLE:GET-GREEN-VALUE(ix).
DISPLAY COLOR-TABLE:GET-BLUE-VALUE(ix).
Note: In this procedure, you can replace the SET-RED-VALUE( ), SET-GREEN-VALUE( ), and SET-BLUE-VALUE( ) methods with the SET-RGB-VALUE( ) method as follows: COLOR-TABLE:SET-RGB-VALUE(ix, RGB-VALUE(red, green, blue)).

Notes

  • The current color table is the color table in the startup environment or the environment most recently specified in a USE statement.
  • To determine the number of entries in the color table, access the NUM-ENTRIES attribute. For character interfaces, the value of this attribute is zero.
  • To change the number of entries in the color table, modify the NUM-ENTRIES attribute.
  • To let users modify color table entries at run time, display the System Color dialog box by coding the SYSTEM-DIALOG COLOR statement.
  • To specify a red, green, or blue value for a dynamic color, supply an integer expression that returns a value between 0 and 255 inclusive.
  • To save a color definition from the color table to the current environment, use the PUT-KEY-VALUE statement. To retrieve a color definition from the current environment, use the GET-KEY-VALUE statement.
  • The value of COLOR-TABLE:TYPE is "PSEUDO-WIDGET."
  • The SET-RGB-VALUE() and GET-RGB-VALUE() methods can be used as an alternative to specifying each individual red, green, and blue color value with the individual SET-RED-VALUE(), SET-GREEN-VALUE(), SET-BLUE-VALUE() methods, and GET-RED-VALUE(), GET-GREEN-VALUE(), and GET-BLUE-VALUE() methods, respectively.
  • The SET-RGB-VALUE() and GET-RGB-VALUE() methods to set or retrieve colors are primarily used for Active X controls.
  • The index is zero based. For example, the statement COLOR-TABLE:GET-BLUE-VALUE(2) returns the color of the 3rd entry.

See also

GET-KEY-VALUE statement, PUT-KEY-VALUE statement, SYSTEM-DIALOG COLOR statement, USE statement