ColourNameToRGB
Script function world.ColourNameToRGB Read about scripting Type Method Summary Converts a named colour to a RGB colour code. Prototype `long ColourNameToRGB(BSTR Name);` View list of data type meanings Description `Converts a named colour (eg. "brown") to an RGB colour code (eg. 2763429). The colours can either be named (eg. "red", "blue", "green", "brown") or supplied as HTML colour codes (eg. "#010203"). For HTML colours, the leading "#" is required. The list of colour names recognised can be found by using MUSHclient's "colour picker" (Ctrl+Alt+P), or by using the function: world.Debug "colours"` VBscript example
    world.note world.colourNameToRGB ("brown")
Jscript example
    world.note (world.colourNameToRGB ("brown"));
PerlScript example
    $world->note ($world->colourNameToRGB ("brown"));
Python example
    world.note (world.colourNameToRGB ("brown"))
Lua example
    Note (ColourNameToRGB ("brown"))
Return value
    The RGB code of the converted colour, or -1 if the colour name is not recognised. Note that -1 cannot be an RGB colour (-1 is the hex sequence 0xFFFFFFFF, whereas the "highest" colour (white) is hex 0x00FFFFFF).
See Also ... Topics Colour management Default triggers/aliases/timers/macros/colours Functions AdjustColour (Adjust an RGB colour) ANSI (Generates an ANSI colour sequence) BoldColour (Gets/sets the RGB colour for one of the 8 ANSI bold colours) ColourNote (Sends a message to the output window in specified colours) ColourTell (Sends a message to the output window in specified colours - not terminated by a newline) CustomColourBackground (Sets the RGB value for the background of a custom colour) CustomColourText (Sets the RGB value for the text of a custom colour) Debug (Displays debugging information about the world) GetCustomColourName (Gets the name of a custom colour) GetMapColour (Returns the mapping for how a particular colour will be displayed) MapColour (Changes the colour mapping - the way colours are displayed) MapColourList (Returns an array of all the mapped colours) NormalColour (Gets/sets the RGB colour for one of the 8 ANSI normal colours) NoteColour (Chooses which custom colour will be used for world notes.) NoteColourBack (Chooses which RGB colour will be used for world notes - background colour) NoteColourFore (Chooses which RGB colour will be used for world notes - text colour) NoteColourName (Chooses which RGB colour name will be used for world notes - text and background) NoteColourRGB (Chooses which RGB colour will be used for world notes - text and background) PickColour (Invokes the MUSHclient colour picker dialog) RGBColourToName (Converts an RGB colour code to its equivalent name) SetCustomColourName (Sets the name of a custom colour) (Help topic: function=ColourNameToRGB) Documentation contents page