rgb_maxcolor

#RGB.maxcolor

##Syntax maxcolor : int

##Description The maxcolor function is used to determine the maximum color number for the current mode of the screen. The alternate spelling is maxcolour.

##Example This program outputs the maximum color number.

    setscreen ("graphics")
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    put "The maximum color number is ", maxcolor

##Details The screen should be in a "screen" or "graphics" mode. If it is not, it will automatically be set to "screen" mode. See View.Set for details.

For IBM PC compatibles in "screen" mode, maxcolor = 15. For the default IBM PC compatible "graphics" mode (CGA), maxcolor = 3.

##Status Exported unqualified.

This means that you can call the function by calling maxcolor or by calling RGB.maxcolor.

##See also draw_dot.html for examples of the use of maxcolor.html. See the text_color.html procedure.html which is used for setting the currently-active color.html.