Kernel32SetConsoleTextAttribute Method

Sets the attributes of characters written to the console screen buffer by the WriteFile or WriteConsole(IntPtr, Char, UInt32, UInt32, IntPtr) function, or echoed by the ReadFile or ReadConsole function.

This function affects text written after the function call.

Definition

Namespace: DevCase.Win32.NativeMethods
Assembly: DevCase.net48 (in DevCase.net48.dll) Version: 6.0.0.0 (6.0)
XMLNS for XAML: Not mapped to an xmlns.
[DllImportAttribute("Kernel32.dll", ExactSpelling = true, SetLastError = true)]
public static bool SetConsoleTextAttribute(
	IntPtr consoleOutput,
	CharInfoAttributes attributes
)

Parameters

consoleOutput  IntPtr
A handle to the console screen buffer.

The handle must have the StandardRightsRead access right.

attributes  CharInfoAttributes
The character attributes.

Return Value

Boolean
If the function succeeds, the return value is .

If the function fails, the return value is .

To get extended error information, call GetLastWin32Error.

Remarks

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