Color property

Sets or returns the color of an entity.

Colors can be set and read as numeric index values ranging from 0 to 256. For the standard seven colors and the ByBlock and ByLayer designations, you can also use constants shown below. The default color designation is ByLayer (0).

Syntax

integerVariable = object.Color

object.Color = <integer>

 

where:

     integerVariable is a variable for storing the color index value.

     object is the entity object for which you set or return the color.

Colors Constant Index Value

VicBlue

5

VicByBlock

0

VicByLayer

256

vicBy ColorXOr

1

vicCyan

4

vicGreen

3

vicMagenta

6

vicRed

1

vicVarious

-2

vicWhite

7

vicYellow

2

Examples ...

Color property example