2.50 .colorcount

With this attribute of the setup object the number of colors supported by the screen can be queried.

In multiscreen systems (IDM for Motif only) the attribute returns the value for the default screen.

Definition

  • Data type

    integer

  • Access

    get

  • C

    Identifier: AT_colorcount

    Data type: DT_integer

  • COBOL

    Identifier: AT-colorcount

    Data type: DT-integer

  • Classification

    object-specific attribute

  • Objects

    setup

Remark

On Microsoft Windows .colorcount may return -1 for screens supporting more than 256 colors.