GetColor

 

Object and Type

 

Object  : FCSession

Type     : Method

 

 

Prototype

 

Public Function GetColor(purpose As String) As String

 

 

Description

 

This method returns the color that a user should use for a specific purpose. These colors are loaded into FCFL via the LoadColors method.

 

The color returned will be one of three values:

 

·         If the user has specified (via the provided GUI) a personal choice for the color for the purpose, that color will be returned,

·         If the user has not specified a personal choice for the color, the default color for that purpose will be returned,

·         If no default has been specified for that purpose, "White" will be returned

 

 

Parameters         

 

Parameter Name                Required?             Description                                                                                          

purpose                                 Yes                         The purpose that this color is used for

                                                                               

 

Returns     

 

One of the three string values listed above.

 

 

Example

 

This example shows the loading of colors for the current user. It then prints out the user's color for a specific purpose.

 

Visual Basic:

The code in this example is written in Visual Basic.

 

fc_session.LoadColors fc_session.item("user.login_name")

 

MsgBox fc_session.GetColor("Interaction History - Case")