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Description
Sets the attributes of characters written to the console screen buffer or echoed.
Syntax
Console_SetTextAttribute(nAttribute)
Returns
Return a number
If the function fails, the return value is zero.
If the function succeeds, the return value is nonzero.
Parameters
Name |
Type |
Optional |
Meaning |
nAttribute |
Number |
No |
The new text attribute. |
Remarks
This function affects text written after the function call.
The attribute can be one or more of the following values:
%Console_FOREGROUND_BLUE
%Console_FOREGROUND_GREEN
%Console_FOREGROUND_RED
%Console_FOREGROUND_INTENSITY
%Console_BACKGROUND_BLUE
%Console_BACKGROUND_GREEN
%Console_BACKGROUND_RED
%Console_BACKGROUND_INTENSITY
%Console_COMMON_LVB_LEADING_BYTE
%Console_COMMON_LVB_TRAILING_BYTE
%Console_COMMON_LVB_GRID_HORIZONTAL
%Console_COMMON_LVB_GRID_LVERTICAL
%Console_COMMON_LVB_GRID_RVERTICAL
%Console_COMMON_LVB_REVERSE_VIDEO
%Console_COMMON_LVB_UNDERSCORE
Restrictions
See also
Console Module, Console_Write, Console_WriteLine
Examples
Console_SetTextAttribute(%Console_FOREGROUND_BLUE) ' blue text