Get the RGB code

[Khavoerm]

Hello,
How could I get the equivalent in RGB of the COLORREF 4276545?

[HarryW]

As far as I remember, a COLORREF is just like an RGB value but ordered the other way.

So, assuming that in a 4-byte (32-bit) integer they are packed like this:

RGB packed as - RGBx
COLORREF packed as - BGRx

Then all you have to do is switch the red and blue components.

RGB rgbval = 0;
COLORREF colorref = 4276545;

rgbval = ((colorref & 0xFF) >> 16) & (colorref & 0xFF00) & ((colorref & 0xFF0000) << 16) & (colorref & 0xFF000000);

If I remembered the format right (no guarantees), that should convert the COLORREF to an RGB.

[CornedBee]

Use GetGValue, GetRValue and GetBValue on COLORREF values to extract the colors.

[Khavoerm]

Thank you for the help.

[abdul]

Originally posted by CornedBee
Use GetGValue, GetRValue and GetBValue on COLORREF values to extract the colors.

Just curious, aren't these vb specific functions, because I don't see them in the API viewer?

[CornedBee]

they need to be VB functions because in C they are macros (so you can't get them via declare)

But since I've never programmed in VB you can be sure that everything I say is either completly wrong or it works for C

[HarryW]

Er, how did you end up at a VB site then?

[CornedBee]

Like many others here - searching for a way to use C dlls in VB (I coded the dll and felt responsible for making it available to the VB programmer I worked with)