# coyote: CGGETCOLORSTATE

- coyote/Graphics
- coyote/Utilities
- [Source code]

Description

      Provides a device-independent way to get the color decomposition state of the
      current graphics device.

Categories

      Graphics, Utilities

Returns

      Returns a 1 if color decomposition is turned on and a 0 if indexed color is used.

Params

      device: in, optional, type=string
          The IDL graphics device whose color decomposition state you wish to know the
          current value of. If undefined, the current graphics device is used.

Keywords

      Depth: out, optional, type=integer
          The depth of the color display. Typically 8 for indexed color devices
          and 24 for true-color devices.

Examples

      IDL> currentState = cgGetColorState()

Author

      FANNING SOFTWARE CONSULTING::
          David W. Fanning
          1645 Sheely Drive
          Fort Collins, CO 80526 USA
          Phone: 970-221-0438
          E-mail: david@idlcoyote.com
          Coyote's Guide to IDL Programming: http://www.idlcoyote.com

History

      Change History::
         Written, 5 Nov 2013, as a combination of DecomposedColor and GetDecomposedState, which
            have both been retired from the Coyote Library.

Copyright

      Copyright (c) 2010-2013, Fanning Software Consulting, Inc.