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#define INCL_WINMLE
 
MLM_QUERYBACKCOLOR
mp1 = 0L;    /* not used, must be 0 */
mp2 = 0L;    /* not used, must be 0 */
 
An application sends an MLM_QUERYBACKCOLOR message to obtain
background-color information for a multiple-line entry field (MLE).
 
This message does not use any parameters.
 
Return Value
 
The return value is a 32-bit value (COLOR) that specifies the background
color. It can be one of the following values:
 
Value           Meaning
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CLR_FALSE       All color planes are zeros.
 
CLR_TRUE        All color planes are ones.
 
CLR_DEFAULT     Default value; same as CLR_NEUTRAL.
 
CLR_WHITE       White.
 
CLR_BLACK       Black.
 
CLR_BACKGROUND  Reset color.
 
CLR_BLUE        Blue.
 
CLR_RED         Red.
 
CLR_PINK        Pink.
 
CLR_GREEN       Green.
 
CLR_CYAN        Cyan.
 
CLR_YELLOW      Yellow.
 
CLR_NEUTRAL     Neutral.
 
CLR_DARKGRAY    Dark gray.
 
CLR_DARKBLUE    Dark blue.
 
CLR_DARKRED     Dark red.
 
CLR_DARKPINK    Dark pink.
 
CLR_DARKGREEN   Dark green.
 
CLR_DARKCYAN    Dark cyan.
 
CLR_BROWN       Brown.
 
CLR_PALEGRAY    Light gray.
 
See Also
 
MLM_QUERYTEXTCOLOR, MLM_SETBACKCOLOR
 
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