Console::BackgroundColor Property
Gets or sets the background color of the console.
Assembly: mscorlib (in mscorlib.dll)
public: property ConsoleColor BackgroundColor { static ConsoleColor get(); static void set(ConsoleColor value); }
Property Value
Type: System::ConsoleColorA value that specifies the background color of the console; that is, the color that appears behind each character. The default is black.
| Exception | Condition |
|---|---|
| ArgumentException | The color specified in a set operation is not a valid member of System::ConsoleColor. |
| SecurityException | The user does not have permission to perform this action. |
| IOException | An I/O error occurred. |
A change to the BackgroundColor property affects only output that is written to individual character cells after the background color is changed. To change the background color of the console window as a whole, set the BackgroundColor property and call the Clear method. The following example provides an illustration.
A get operation for a Windows-based application, in which a console does not exist, returns ConsoleColor::Black.
The following example saves the values of the ConsoleColor enumeration to an array and stores the current values of the BackgroundColor and ForegroundColor properties to variables. It then changes the foreground color to each color in the ConsoleColor enumeration except to the color that matches the current background, and it changes the background color to each color in the ConsoleColor enumeration except to the color that matches the current foreground. (If the foreground color is the same as the background color, the text isn't visible.) Finally, it calls the ResetColor method to restore the original console colors.
for modifying safe top-level windows and subwindows. Associated enumeration: UIPermissionWindow::SafeTopLevelWindows
Available since 2.0