_BACKGROUNDCOLOR
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The _BACKGROUNDCOLOR function returns the current background color.
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Syntax
- BGcolor& = _BACKGROUNDCOLOR
Description
- Use it to get the current background color to restore later in a program.
- Returns the closest attribute value of the background color.
Examples
Example 1: Storing a background color for later use.
SCREEN 0 COLOR 1, 3 CLS BG% = _BACKGROUNDCOLOR PRINT BG%
3
Example 2: Understanding the function output
SCREEN 0 COLOR 1, 11 CLS BG% = _BACKGROUNDCOLOR PRINT BG% 'prints the attribute as 3 instead of 11
3
- Explanation: SCREEN 0 background colors over 7 will return the lower intensity color attribute values: EX: attribute - 8
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