COLORREF SetColor( int nRegion, COLORREF ref );
Return Value
A COLORREF value that represents the previous color setting for the specified portion of the month calendar control, if successful. Otherwise this message returns -1.
Parameters
nRegion
An integer value specifying which month calendar color to set. This value can be one of the following.
| Value | Meaning |
| MCSC_BACKGROUND | The background color displayed between months. |
| MCSC_MONTHBK | The background color displayed within the month. |
| MCSC_TEXT | The color used to display text within a month. |
| MCSC_TITLEBK | The background color displayed in the calendar's title. |
| MCSC_TITLETEXT | The color used to display text within the calendar's title. |
| MCSC_TRAILINGTEXT | The color used to display header and trailing-day text. Header and trailing days are the days from the previous and following months that appear on the current calendar. |
ref
A COLORREF value for the new color setting for the specified portion of the month calendar control.
Remarks
This member function implements the behavior of the Win32 message MCM_SETCOLOR, as described in the Platform SDK.
Example
void CDatesDlg::OnButton2()
{
// Gain a pointer to the control
CMonthCalCtrl* pCtrl = (CMonthCalCtrl*) GetDlgItem(IDC_MONTHCALENDAR1);
// Set colors for title text and title background to match
// the Control Panel settings for inactive window captions.
pCtrl->SetColor(MCSC_TITLETEXT, ::GetSysColor(COLOR_INACTIVECAPTIONTEXT));
pCtrl->SetColor(MCSC_TITLEBK, ::GetSysColor(COLOR_INACTIVECAPTION));
}
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See Also CMonthCalCtrl::GetColor