FILCOLOR

Finds the color index of the color to be used to draw fill areas

Operating state:

GKOP, SGOP, WSAC, WSOP

Syntax

Details

Syntax

CALL GASK('FILCOLOR', color-index, return-code-variable);

Required Arguments

color-index: numeric variable name; returns the color index of the fill color currently selected.

return-code-variable: numeric variable name; returns the return code of the routine call, which can be 0 or 8. See Return Codes for DSGI Routines and Functions.

Details

The GASK('FILCOLOR', . . . ) routine returns the current fill color. If a GSET('FILCOLOR', . . . ) function has not been previously submitted, GASK('FILCOLOR', . . . ) returns the default value, 1. The color index returned corresponds to a color specification in the following order:

the color assigned to a color name with the GSET('COLREP', . . . ) function
the nth color in the color list of the COLORS= graphics option
the nth color in the device's default color list found in the device entry