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Function name : SetConsoleTextAttribute

Group: Console - Library: kernel32

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The SetConsoleTextAttribute function sets the attributes of characters written to the console screen buffer by the WriteFile or WriteConsole function, or echoed by the ReadFile or ReadConsole function.

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Code examples:

Creating a console window for Visual FoxPro application

Declaration:

BOOL SetConsoleTextAttribute(
  HANDLE hConsoleOutput,
  WORD wAttributes
);
  

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FoxPro declaration:

DECLARE INTEGER SetConsoleTextAttribute IN kernel32;
	INTEGER hConsoleOutput,;
	SHORT   wAttributes  

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Parameters:

hConsoleOutput [in] Handle to a console screen buffer.

wAttributes [in] Character attributes.

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Return value:

If the function succeeds, the return value is nonzero.

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Comments:

This function affects text written after the function call.

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