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ComboBox_FindColor Method

Description

This method will return the index of a specified color in a ComboBox that has the Style property set to 4 - Color.

Parameters

MyControlReference
Reference to the control in the form of MyProject_MyForm_MyControl.
ProjectFile
String identifying the project as it was passed in LoadProject.
DialogName
String identifying the dialog by name.
ControlName
String identifying the control by name.
nSearchColor
Integer specifying the color (0 to 255) to search.

Return Values

Returns the following according to the situation:

  • Integer indicating the index of the matching element.
  • Nil if the control is not found or does not support this function.

AutoLISP Syntax

The recommended convention is passing the control identifier directly:

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(Odcl_ComboBox_FindColor 
		MyControlReference [as Reference]
		nSearchColor [as Integer]
	)

An alternative convention is to identify the control by providing the project file, the dialog name and the control name:

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(Odcl_ComboBox_FindColor
		ProjectFile [as String]
		DialogName [as String]
		ControlName [as String]
		nSearchColor [as Integer]
	)

Remarks

This method works only for the colors style.

Applies For

ComboBox.

Example

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(setq rValue (Odcl_ComboBox_FindColor MyProject_MyForm_MyControl 127))