whatcolor

#whatcolor

##Syntax whatcolor : int

##Description The whatcolor function is used to determine the current (foreground) color, ie., the color used for characters that are output using put. The alternate spelling is whatcolour.

##Example This program outputs the currently-active color number. The message is also given in the currently-active color.

    setscreen ("graphics")
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    put "This writing is in color number ", whatcolor

##Details The screen should be in a "screen" or "graphics" mode. See setscreen for details.

##See also the color.html procedure.html, which is used to set.html the color.html. See also colorback.html and whatcolorback.html.

See also predefined unit textmodule.html.