whatcolorback

#whatcolorback

##Syntax whatcolorback : int

##Description The whatcolorback function is used to determine the current background color. The alternate spelling is whatcolourback.

##Example This program outputs the currently-active background color number. The background color of the message is determined by this number.

    setscreen ("screen")
    �
    put "The background of this writing"
    put  "is in color number ", whatcolorback

##Details The screen should be in a "screen" or "graphics" mode. Beware that the meaning of background color is different in these two modes. See colorback for details.

##See also color.html and whatcolor.html.

See also predefined unit textmodule.html.