Php/docs/function.ncurses-color-set
ncurses_color_set
(PHP 4 >= 4.0.7, PHP 5 < 5.3.0, PECL ncurses >= 1.0.0)
ncurses_color_set — Set active foreground and background colors
Description
ncurses_color_set
( int $pair
) : int
Sets the active foreground and background colors. Any characters written after this function is invoked will have these colors. This function requires terminal colors to be supported and initialized using ncurses_start_color() beforehand.
ncurses uses color pairs to specify both foreground and background colors. Use ncurses_init_pair() to define a color pair.
Parameters
pair- The color pair from which to get the foreground and background colors to set as the active colors.
Return Values
Returns -1 on success, and 0 on failure.
Examples
Example #1 Writing a string with a specified color to the screen
<?phpncurses_init();// If the terminal supports colors, initialize and set active colorif (ncurses_has_colors()) { ncurses_start_color(); ncurses_init_pair(1, NCURSES_COLOR_YELLOW, NCURSES_COLOR_BLUE); ncurses_color_set(1);}// Write a string at specified locationncurses_mvaddstr(10, 10, "Hello world! Yellow on blue text!");// Flush output to screenncurses_refresh();ncurses_end();?>
See Also
- ncurses_init_pair() - Define a color pair
- ncurses_start_color() - Initializes color functionality
