# hb_ColorIndex()

Extract one color from a full Clipper colorspec string.

Syntax

  hb_ColorIndex( <cColorSpec>, <nIndex> )

Arguments

  <cColorSpec> is a Clipper color list
  <nIndex> is the position of the color item to be extracted, the first position is the zero.

Returns

  The selected color string, or if anything goes wrong, an empty string.

Description

  Clipper has a color spec string, which has more than one color in it, separated with commas. This function is able to extract a given item from this list. You may use the manifest constants defined in color.ch to extract common Clipper colors.

Examples

          ? hb_ColorIndex( "W/N, N/W", CLR_ENHANCED ) // "N/W"
    Tests
          see the regression test suit for comprehensive tests.

Status

  Ready

Compliance

  Was not part of CA-Clipper.

Files

  Library is rtl

See Also

- ColorSelect()