Sets the background color in the progress bar.

Syntax

To send this message, call the SendMessage function as follows.

lResult = SendMessage(    // returns LRESULT in lResult
   hWndControl,           // (HWND) handle to destination control
   PBM_SETBKCOLOR,        // (UINT) message ID
   wParam,                // = 0; not used, must be zero 
   lParam                 // = (LPARAM)(COLORREF) clrBk;
);

Parameters

wParam

Must be zero.

clrBk

COLORREF value that specifies the new background color. Specify the CLR_DEFAULT value to cause the progress bar to use its default background color.

Return Value

Returns the previous background color, or CLR_DEFAULT if the background color is the default color.

Remarks

When visual styles are enabled, this message has no effect.

Message Information

Minimum DLL Version	comctl32.dll version 4.71 or later
Header	commctrl.h
Minimum operating systems	Windows 2000, Windows NT 4.0 with Internet Explorer 4.0, Windows 98, Windows 95 with Internet Explorer 4.0