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CALL_COLORSPRITE

Syntax

CALL_COLORSPRITE(sprite-number,foreground-color)

Description

The CALL_COLORSPRITE() function allows changing the foreground color of an active regular sprite. The background-color of a sprite is always transparent. The function will ignore any changes to multicolor sprites.

Valid Values:
sprite-number: accepts an integer between 1-maxsprites.
foreground-color: accepts an integer between 1-16.

Screen Color Codes

Example Code

Example 1:
randomize hitimer()
call_screen(5)
display_at(24,1,"press a key to change color",0)
call_magnify(2)
call_sprite(1,65,rnd(13)+3,96,128,0,1)
do
   tiwaitkey()
   a=rnd(13)+3
   CALL_COLORSPRITE(1,a)
loop

Example 2:
scrn = 3
call_char(129,rpt$("f",16))
call_char(128,rpt$("f",16))
for i = 1 to 16
   call_sprite(i,128,2,100,i * 12,0,0)
next
do
   call_hchar(13,1,129,64)   
   for i = 1 to 16
      CALL_COLORSPRITE(i,scrn)
      call_colorchar(129,scrn,scrn) 
      tiwait(50)        
   next   
   inc scrn
   if scrn > 16 then scrn = 3
loop

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