API -> GetSysColor [ Library : user32.dll, Category :

GetSysColor

Library : user32.dll Category : _CategoryNotSet

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API Description :

The GetSysColor function retrieves the current color of the specified display element. Display elements are the parts of a window and the Windows display that appear on the system display screen.

VB Declaration :

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Declare Function GetSysColor Lib "user32" (ByVaL nIndex As Long) As Long

Parameters :

· nIndex
Specifies the display element whose color is to be retrieved. This parameter must be one of the following values:
COLOR_3DDKSHADOW
 Dark shadow for three-dimensional display elements.
COLOR_3DFACE,
COLOR_BTNFACE
 Face color for three-dimens

Return :

If the function succeeds, the return value is the red, green, blue (RGB) color value that specifies the color of the given element.

OS Requirement :

Requires Windows NT 3.1 or later
Requires Windows 95 or later

Dotnet Replacement :

System.Drawing.SystemColors