Getcolor

GetColor (Function)

Format

getcolor
getcolor()

returns rgb_expression

Description

Returns the ARGB value of the current drawing pen color (last set by color statement). ARGB is calculated by the formula ( (a * 256 + r) * 256 + g) * 256 + b where alpha, red, green, and blue are between 0 and 255. A colour with an alpha of 128 or more, which includes every solid colour, comes out as a negative number, as it does from Rgb, so the value can be given straight back to Color. If the pen has been set to CLEAR, 0 is returned. A program starts with a black pen, -16777216.

Example

color red, blue
print getcolor

will print

-65536

See Also

Color, GetBrushColor, GetColor, Rgb

History

0.9.5m	New to version
0.9.9.28	Changed to return ARGB value