Sets the color of selected text or, if none selected, sets the color of text inserted at the insertion point
#include <GuiRichEdit.au3>
_GUICtrlRichEdit_SetCharColor ( $hWnd [, $iColor = Default] )
| $hWnd | Handle to the control |
| $iColor | [optional] one of the following: a number - a COLORREF value Default keyword - the system color (default) |
| Success: | True. |
| Failure: | False and sets the @error flag to non-zero. |
| @error: | 101 - $hWnd is not a handle 1022 - $iColor is invalid |
If you need to create a COLORREF value from an color array use _ColorSetCOLORREF() not _ColorSetRGB().
Search EM_SETCHARFORMAT in MSDN Library.
#include <Color.au3>
#include <GUIConstantsEx.au3>
#include <GuiRichEdit.au3>
#include <WindowsConstants.au3>
Global $g_idLblMsg, $g_hRichEdit
Example()
Func Example()
Local $hGui = GUICreate("RichEdit Get/Set CharColor (v" & @AutoItVersion & ")", 320, 350, -1, -1)
$g_hRichEdit = _GUICtrlRichEdit_Create($hGui, "", 10, 10, 300, 220, _
BitOR($ES_MULTILINE, $WS_VSCROLL, $ES_AUTOVSCROLL))
$g_idLblMsg = GUICtrlCreateLabel("", 10, 235, 300, 60)
Local $idBtnNext = GUICtrlCreateButton("Next", 270, 310, 40, 30)
GUISetState(@SW_SHOW)
_GUICtrlRichEdit_SetText($g_hRichEdit, "Paragraph 1")
Local $iMsg, $iStep = 0
While True
$iMsg = GUIGetMsg()
Select
Case $iMsg = $GUI_EVENT_CLOSE
_GUICtrlRichEdit_Destroy($g_hRichEdit) ; needed unless script crashes
; GUIDelete() ; is OK too
Exit
Case $iMsg = $idBtnNext
$iStep += 1
Switch $iStep
Case 1
Report("1. Initial setting")
Case 2
_GUICtrlRichEdit_SetCharColor($g_hRichEdit, "304050")
Report("2. Setting is now")
Case 3
_GUICtrlRichEdit_SetSel($g_hRichEdit, 1, 5)
_GUICtrlRichEdit_SetCharColor($g_hRichEdit, "sys")
Report("3. Background of a few characters changed")
Case 4
_GUICtrlRichEdit_Deselect($g_hRichEdit)
; Stream all text to the Desktop so you can look at settings in Word
_GUICtrlRichEdit_StreamToFile($g_hRichEdit, @DesktopDir & "\gcre.rtf")
Report("4. Written to file")
GUICtrlSetState($idBtnNext, $GUI_DISABLE)
EndSwitch
EndSelect
WEnd
EndFunc ;==>Example
Func Report($sMsg)
Local $iColor = _GUICtrlRichEdit_GetCharColor($g_hRichEdit)
Local $aRet = _ColorGetRGB($iColor)
$sMsg = $sMsg & @CRLF & @CRLF & $aRet[0] & ";" & $aRet[1] & ";" & $aRet[2] & " Color=0x" & Hex($iColor)
GUICtrlSetData($g_idLblMsg, $sMsg)
EndFunc ;==>Report