getcol(3G)

getcol - returns the current color

Showing IRIX 6.5.30 (default release). Unchanged since IRIX 6.5.

NAME
     getcol - returns the current color

FORTRAN 77 SPECIFICATION
     integer*4 function getcol()

PARAMETERS
     none

FUNCTION RETURN VALUE
     Returns an index into the color map.

DESCRIPTION
     getcol returns the current color for the current drawing mode.  In
     NORMDR, it is an index into the color map, and is meaningful in both
     single and double buffer modes.  getcol is ignored in RGB mode.  In
     OVRDRW mode, getcol returns the color that is drawn into the overlay
     bitplanes, etc.

SEE ALSO
     color, double, drawmo, getmco, single

NOTE
     This routine is available only in immediate mode.