SetBackgroundColor Method (ThemeColor)

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Sets the current mapped background color for a given terminal attribute.

Syntax

Visual Basic (Declaration)

expression.SetBackgroundColor( _
   ByVal attr As IbmTerminalAttributeOption, _
   ByVal newColor As Color _
)

where expression is a variable that represents a ThemeColor Object

Parameters

attr: An IbmTerminalAttributeOption Enumeration value that specifies the host color or attribute whose mapped color should be set.
newColor: The new background color mapping for the specified attribute.

Exceptions

Exception	Description
NewInvalidOperationException	Throws an exception when the ThemeColor object is false.

Example

This sample changes the screen background color and saves the color in a new theme.

Visual Basic

Sub ChangeScreenBackgroundColor()
 
    'Declare and set a Themecolor object
    Dim Color As Attachmate_Reflection_Objects_Emulation_IbmHosts.ThemeColor
    Set Color = ThisIbmTerminal.Theme.ThemeColor
    
    'Change the background color
    Color.SetBackgroundColor IbmTerminalAttributeOption_ProtectedNormalAlpha, RGB(200, 100, 250)
    
    'Save the changes in a new theme to prevent Reflection from requesting to save new theme
    ThisIbmTerminal.Theme.SaveAs (Environ$("USERPROFILE") & "\Documents\Micro Focus\Reflection\Themes\myCustomTheme.themex")
    
    
End Sub

Reference

ThemeColor Object
ThemeColor Members

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