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CDateTimeCtrl::SetMonthCalColor

Sets the color for a given portion of the month calendar within a date and time picker control.

COLORREF SetMonthCalColor( 
   int iColor, 
   COLORREF ref  
);

Parameters

  • iColor
    int value specifying which area of the month calendar control to set. This value can be one of the following.

    Value

    Meaning

    MCSC_BACKGROUND

    Set the background color displayed between months.

    MCSC_MONTHBK

    Set the background color displayed within a month.

    MCSC_TEXT

    Set the color used to display text within a month.

    MCSC_TITLEBK

    Set the background color displayed in the calendar's title.

    MCSC_TITLETEXT

    Set the color used to display text within the calendar's title.

    MCSC_TRAILINGTEXT

    Set the color used to display header and trailing-day text. Header and trailing days are the days from the previous and following months that appear on the current calendar.

  • ref
    A COLORREF value representing the color that will be set for the specified area of the month calendar.

Return Value

A COLORREF value that represents the previous color setting for the specified portion of the month calendar control if successful. Otherwise, the message returns -1.

Remarks

This member function implements the behavior of the Win32 message DTM_SETMCCOLOR, as described in the Windows SDK.

Example

See the example for CDateTimeCtrl::GetMonthCalColor.

Requirements

Header: afxdtctl.h

See Also

Reference

CDateTimeCtrl Class

Hierarchy Chart

CDateTimeCtrl::GetMonthCalColor