setcolor function in c graphics

setcolor function of c graphic is used set the foreground color in graphics mode. To get the maximumnumber of colors we need to use getmaxcolor() function.

General syntax of setcolor function is :

                                            setcolor(int color);

                                            In setcolor function of c graphic forecolor set by its name or its integer value. There are following colors available in setcolor function with its corresponding integer value.

Color	int value
BLACK	0
BLUE	1
GREEN	2
CYAN	3
RED	4
MAGENTA	5
BROWN	6
LIGHTGRAY	7
DARKGRAY	8
LIGHTBLUE	9
LIGHTGREEN	10
LIGHTCYAN	11
LIGHTRED	12
LIGHTMAGENTA	13
YELLOW	14
WHITE	15

After set the foreground color the text, line or rectangle will be drawn on the recent set color.

C graphic program to demonstrate setcolor function

#include <graphics.h>
#include <stdio.h>

int main( )
{
    int gd=DETECT, gm;
    initgraph(&gd,&gm,"C:\\tc\\bgi");

    setcolor(9);
    rectangle(100,80,400,200);
    line(100,220,400,220);

    setcolor(11);
    outtextxy(100,240,"demo of setcolor");
    getch();
    closegraph();

    return 0;
}

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