SetTextColor function (wingdi.h)
The SetTextColor function sets the text color for the specified device context to the specified color.
Syntax
COLORREF SetTextColor(
[in] HDC hdc,
[in] COLORREF color
);
Parameters
[in] hdc
A handle to the device context.
[in] color
The color of the text.
Return value
If the function succeeds, the return value is a color reference for the previous text color as a COLORREF value.
If the function fails, the return value is CLR_INVALID.
Remarks
The text color is used to draw the face of each character written by the TextOut and ExtTextOut functions. The text color is also used in converting bitmaps from color to monochrome and vice versa.
Examples
For an example, see "Setting Fonts for Menu-Item Text Strings" in Using Menus.
Requirements
Requirement | Value |
---|---|
Minimum supported client | Windows 2000 Professional [desktop apps only] |
Minimum supported server | Windows 2000 Server [desktop apps only] |
Target Platform | Windows |
Header | wingdi.h (include Windows.h) |
Library | Gdi32.lib |
DLL | Gdi32.dll |