Returns the colors in a color pair.
Curses Library (libcurses.a)
The pair_content subroutine returns the colors in a color pair. A color pair is made up of a foreground and background color. You must call the start_color subroutine before calling the pair_content subroutine.
Item | Description |
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OK | Indicates the subroutine completed successfully. |
ERR | Indicates the pair has not been initialized. |
Item | Description |
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Pair | Identifies the color-pair number. The Pair parameter must be between 1 and COLORS_PAIRS-1. |
F | Points to the address where the foreground color will be stored. The F parameter will be between 0 and COLORS-1. |
B | Points to the address where the background color will be stored. The B parameter will be between 0 and COLORS-1. |
To obtain the foreground and background colors for color-pair 5, use:
short *f, *b;
pair_content(5,f,b);
For this subroutine to succeed, you must have already initialized the color pair. The foreground and background colors will be stored at the locations pointed to by f and b.