Sets the current background color, using the palette.

Declaration

Target

Real, Protected

Remarks

Background colors range from 0 to 15, depending on the current graphics driver and current graphics mode. On a CGA, SetBkColor sets the flood overscan color.

SetBkColor(N) makes the Nth color in the palette the new background color. The only exception is SetBkColor(0), which always sets the background color to black.

Restrictions

Must be in graphics mode.

See Also

Sample Code