April 2002
Intermediate to advanced
688 pages
19h 51m
English
Content preview from VB.NET Language in a Nutshell, Second Edition
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Name
QBColor Function
Class
Microsoft.VisualBasic.Information
Syntax
QBColor(color)-
color(required; Integer) A whole number between 0-15
Return Value
Long
Description
Returns a Long integer representing the RGB system color code
Rules at a Glance
color can have any of the following values:
|
Number |
Color |
|---|---|
|
0 |
Black |
|
1 |
Blue |
|
2 |
Green |
|
3 |
Cyan |
|
4 |
Red |
|
5 |
Magenta |
|
6 |
Yellow |
|
7 |
White |
|
8 |
Gray |
|
9 |
Light Blue |
|
10 |
Light Green |
|
11 |
Light Cyan |
|
12 |
Light Red |
|
13 |
Light Magenta |
|
14 |
Light Yellow |
|
15 |
Bright White |
Programming Tips and Gotchas
The RGB function allows much more flexibility than the older QBColor function, which is a remnant of QBasic.
Visual Basic now contains a wide range of intrinsic color constants that can be used to assign colors directly to color properties of objects.
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