Image Color Map: _standardCmap

Image Color Map: _standardCmap

Fills a color map object with a system-supplied color map

Syntax
Details
Example

Syntax

CALL SEND (object-id, '_standardCmap', color-map-name);

Argument Type Description

color-map-name
C the color map to be used:

COLORMIX_CGA

16-color personal computer color map

COLORMIX_192

192-color blend

SYSTEM

the color map currently installed on the device or system. The color map obtained is a snapshot of the current device color map and does not change as the device's color map changes.

BEST

a special dynamic color map that can contain up to 129 colors. The color map contains the PC 16 colors, a set of grays, and an even distribution of colors. The colors are dynamically selected based on the display capabilities and the number of colors available. The best set of colors is chosen accordingly.

DEFAULT

an initial set of colors that are chosen by default. The colors selected may vary between releases.

Argument	Type	Description
color-map-name	C	the color map to be used: COLORMIX_CGA 16-color personal computer color map COLORMIX_192 192-color blend SYSTEM the color map currently installed on the device or system. The color map obtained is a snapshot of the current device color map and does not change as the device's color map changes. BEST a special dynamic color map that can contain up to 129 colors. The color map contains the PC 16 colors, a set of grays, and an even distribution of colors. The colors are dynamically selected based on the display capabilities and the number of colors available. The best set of colors is chosen accordingly. DEFAULT an initial set of colors that are chosen by default. The colors selected may vary between releases.

Details

You can display the colors included in each predefined color map by using _putCmap. See _putCmap in this class.

Example

This example assigns the system color map to the map object:

call send(cmap_id,'_standardCmap',
          'SYSTEM');

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