SelectColor (Function)

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SelectColor (Function)

In french: SelectCouleur

Opens the window for color selection while selecting the specified color.

Windows color picker

Example

Value is int
SelectionResult is boolean

Value = RGB(10, 17, 69)
Info("Initial color: " + Value)
SelectionResult = SelectColor(Value, scInit)
Info("Final color: " + Value)

Syntax

Selecting a color on Windows Hide the details

<Result> = SelectColor(<Initial value> [, <Options> [, <Custom colors>]])

<Result>: Boolean

Exit mode from the window for color selection:
True if the OK button was clicked by the user,
False otherwise (Cancel button).

<Initial value>: Integer

Initial color selected in the window for color selection. This color can correspond to:
an RGB color (returned by RGB),
an HSL color (returned by HSL),
a WLanguage preset color,
a variable of type Color.
When the color selection window is closed, <Initial value> contains the value of the selected color if the user validated the window using the OK button.

<Options>: Optional constant or optional combination of constants

Options for displaying the window for color selection
scAnyColor All the colors are allowed.
Window displayed: Color selection window.
scHelp Enables the help button.
Window displayed: Standard window for color selection of Windows.
scInit
(Default value) The default color selected in the color selection window is the color passed as parameter to SelectColor.
Window displayed: Color selection window.
scNotPersoColor The custom color creation button is dimmed.
Window displayed: Standard window for color selection of Windows.
scPersoColor
If <Custom colors> is specified, the Windows standard color selection window is displayed and the button for creating custom colors is enabled.
If <Custom colors> is not specified, the color selection window is displayed.
scSolidColor Only non-hatched colors are allowed.
Window displayed: Color selection window.
scSystem Displays the standard window for color selection of Windows.

Remark: When combining constants, the new window for color selection is displayed only if all the requested features are available in this window.

<Custom colors>: Optional address

Address of an array of 16 integers containing the RGB codes of the custom colors. If this parameter is not specified, 16 shades of gray are proposed.

Business / UI classification: UI Code

Component: wd290std.dll