Displays the operating system's standard color-selection dialog box.
# Metadata
Platforms: desktop OS: mac, windows, linux Introduced: 1.1 Security:
# Syntax
answer color [with startingColor]
# Params
- startingColor : A <color reference> in one of the following forms: - a standard color name - three comma-separated integers between zero and 255, specifying the level of each of red, green, and blue - an HTML-style color consisting of a hash mark (#) followed by three hexadecimal numbers, one for each of red, green, and blue.
# Examples
answer color
if theItem is "Custom Color..." then answer color
answer color with "#FF0033"
answer color with "AliceBlue"
# Description
Use the answer color command to select a custom color.
The answer color command displays a dialog box where the user can select a color. (This dialog box is displayed by the operating system, not by LiveCode.)
If you specify a startingColor, the dialog box displays that color by default.
The color is returned in the form of three comma-separated integers between zero and 255, specifying the level of each of red, green, and blue. This format can be used directly to set any color property.
# Tags
ui,
# See
- **keyword:** it - **property:** systemColorSelector, backgroundColor, colors, foregroundColor - **command:** answer - **function:** result, colorNames - **control structure:** function - **glossary:** dialog box, variable, command, return, color reference