OdDbColor Class

Class Hierarchy

Syntax

C++

class OdDbColor : public OdDbObject;

File

DbColor.h

Description

This class implements the color object that stores information about a color as an element of the database container. The database stores the color instances in the dictionary and associates the object ID with an each color instance. The color dictionary is accessed from the database object using the getColorDictionaryId() method. The root drawing dictionary, associates the "ACAD_COLOR" name with the color dictionary.

Example of Entering and Displaying for Color Objects

Concept of Colors

Concept of Database Colors

	Name	Description
	OdDbColor	Builds an instance of the color object.

OdDbColor Methods

	Name	Description
	cmColor	Returns the unnamed color and named color instance specified by the byLayer, byBlock, byColor, byACI, byPen, Foreground, byDgnIndex, None color methods, or name in a book.
	dwgInFields	Reads the .dwg file data of this object.
	dwgOutFields	Writes the .dwg file data of this object.
	dxfInFields	Reads the DXF data of this object.
	dxfOutFields	Writes the DXF data of this object.
	entityColor	Returns the unnamed entity color instance specified by the byLayer, byBlock, byColor, byACI, byPen, Foreground, byDgnIndex, None color methods.
	ODDB_DECLARE_MEMBERS
	setColor	Sets the unnamed color and named color instance for the database color object.

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