Returns or sets the background color of the object.
Object.BackColor [ = clrBack ]
The BackColor property syntax has the following parts:
Name |
Type |
Description |
Object |
A control or the AForm |
A control object or the AForm object |
clrBack |
A number specifying the background color of a control. |
The background color starts with a predefined system color and be can be specified by selecting from a color palette or in programs by specifying RGB (Red Green Blue) values. The BackColor property is used by the following controls:
Control |
Description of the BackColor |
AButton |
The background color of the face area behind the text of the control. |
AChart |
The background color of the text area of the control, including the axes and labels, and excluding the data area. |
ACheckBox |
The background color of the text area of the control. |
AComboBox |
The background color of the text area of the control. |
AGroupBox |
The background color of the text area of the control, excluding the area of any controls placed within the AGroupBox. |
AImage |
The background color of the text area of the control. |
ALabel |
The background color of the text area of the control. |
AListBox |
The background color of the text area of the control. |
ALog |
The background color of the text area of the control. |
ARadioButton |
The background color of the text area outside of the circular radio button of the control. |
AScrollBar |
The background color of the data area of the control, behind the thumb, both below and above the current thumb position. |
ASlider |
The background color of the text area of the control, including the axes and labels, and excluding the data area. |
ASwitch |
The background color of the ON and OFF text areas of the control. |
ATextBox |
The background color of the text area of the control. |
AVirtualKeyboard |
The background color for the keyboard. |
The following statement changes the ACheckBox background color to white:
chk1.BackColor=aWhite
All controls and the AForm.