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| Chapter 19 java.awt Reference |

# SystemColor

## Name

SystemColor

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## Description

`SystemColor` provides information on the colors that the windowing system uses to display windows and other graphic components. Most windowing systems allow the user to choose different color schemes; `SystemColor` enables programs to find out what colors are in use in order to paint themselves in a consistent manner.

## Class Definition

    public final class java.awt.SystemColor
        extends java.awt.Color
        implements java.io.Serializable {
      // Constants
      public final static int ACTIVE_CAPTION;
      public final static int ACTIVE_CAPTION_BORDER;
      public final static int ACTIVE_CAPTION_TEXT;
      public final static int CONTROL;
      public final static int CONTROL_DK_SHADOW;
      public final static int CONTROL_HIGHLIGHT;
      public final static int CONTROL_LT_HIGHLIGHT;
      public final static int CONTROL_SHADOW;
      public final static int CONTROL_TEXT;
      public final static int DESKTOP;
      public final static int INACTIVE_CAPTION;
      public final static int INACTIVE_CAPTION_BORDER;
      public final static int INACTIVE_CAPTION_TEXT;
      public final static int INFO;
      public final static int INFO_TEXT;
      public final static int MENU;
      public final static int MENU_TEXT;
      public final static int NUM_COLORS;
      public final static int SCROLLBAR;
      public final static int TEXT;
      public final static int TEXT_HIGHLIGHT;
      public final static int TEXT_HIGHLIGHT_TEXT;
      public final static int TEXT_INACTIVE_TEXT;
      public final static int TEXT_TEXT;
      public final static int WINDOW;
      public final static int WINDOW_BORDER;
      public final static int WINDOW_TEXT;
      public final static SystemColor activeCaption;
      public final static SystemColor activeCaptionBorder;
      public final static SystemColor activeCaptionText;
      public final static SystemColor control;
      public final static SystemColor controlDkShadow;
      public final static SystemColor controlHighlight;
      public final static SystemColor controlLtHighlight;
      public final static SystemColor controlShadow;
      public final static SystemColor controlText;
      public final static SystemColor desktop;
      public final static SystemColor inactiveCaption;
      public final static SystemColor inactiveCaptionBorder;
      public final static SystemColor inactiveCaptionText;
      public final static SystemColor info;
      public final static SystemColor infoText;
      public final static SystemColor menu;
      public final static SystemColor menuText;
      public final static SystemColor scrollbar;
      public final static SystemColor text;
      public final static SystemColor textHighlight;
      public final static SystemColor textHighlightText;
      public final static SystemColor textInactiveText;
      public final static SystemColor textText;
      public final static SystemColor window;
      public final static SystemColor windowBorder;
      public final static SystemColor windowText;
      // Public Instance Methods
      public int getRGB();
      public String toString();
    }

## Constants

### ACTIVE_CAPTION

#### public static final int ACTIVE_CAPTION

### ACTIVE_CAPTION_BORDER

#### public static final int ACTIVE_CAPTION_BORDER

### ACTIVE_CAPTION_TEXT

#### public static final int ACTIVE_CAPTION_TEXT

### CONTROL

#### public static final int CONTROL

### CONTROL_DK_SHADOW

#### public static final int CONTROL_DK_SHADOW

### CONTROL_HIGHLIGHT

#### public static final int CONTROL_HIGHLIGHT

### CONTROL_LT_HIGHLIGHT

#### public static final int CONTROL_LT_HIGHLIGHT

### CONTROL_SHADOW

#### public static final int CONTROL_SHADOW

### CONTROL_TEXT

#### public static final int CONTROL_TEXT

### DESKTOP

#### public static final int DESKTOP

### INACTIVE_CAPTION

#### public static final int INACTIVE_CAPTION

### INACTIVE_CAPTION_BORDER

#### public static final int INACTIVE_CAPTION_BORDER

### INACTIVE_CAPTION_TEXT

#### public static final int INACTIVE_CAPTION_TEXT

### INFO

#### public static final int INFO

### INFO_TEXT

#### public static final int INFO_TEXT

### MENU

#### public static final int MENU

### MENU_TEXT

#### public static final int MENU_TEXT

### NUM_COLORS

#### public static final int NUM_COLORS

### SCROLLBAR

#### public static final int SCROLLBAR

### TEXT

#### public static final int TEXT

### TEXT_HIGHLIGHT

#### public static final int TEXT_HIGHLIGHT

### TEXT_HIGHLIGHT_TEXT

#### public static final int TEXT_HIGHLIGHT_TEXT

### TEXT_INACTIVE_TEXT

#### public static final int TEXT_INACTIVE_TEXT

### TEXT_TEXT

#### public static final int TEXT_TEXT

### WINDOW

#### public static final int WINDOW

### WINDOW_BORDER

#### public static final int WINDOW_BORDER

### WINDOW_TEXT

#### public static final int WINDOW_TEXT

### activeCaption

#### public static final SystemColor activeCaption

Background color for captions in window borders.

### activeCaptionBorder

#### public static final SystemColor activeCaptionBorder

Border color for captions in window borders.

### activeCaptionText

#### public static final SystemColor activeCaptionText

Text color for captions in window borders.

### control

#### public static final SystemColor control

Background color for controls.

### controlDkShadow

#### public static final SystemColor controlDkShadow

Dark shadow color for controls.

### controlHighlight

#### public static final SystemColor controlHighlight

Highlight color for controls.

### controlLtHighlight

#### public static final SystemColor controlLtHighlight

Light highlight color for controls.

### controlShadow

#### public static final SystemColor controlShadow

Shadow color for controls.

### controlText

#### public static final SystemColor controlText

Text color for controls.

### desktop

#### public static final SystemColor desktop

Desktop background color.

### inactiveCaption

#### public static final SystemColor inactiveCaption

Background color for inactive captions in window borders.

### inactiveCaptionBorder

#### public static final SystemColor inactiveCaptionBorder

Border color for inactive captions in window borders.

### inactiveCaptionText

#### public static final SystemColor inactiveCaptionText

Text color for inactive captions in window borders.

### info

#### public static final SystemColor info

Background color for informational text.

### infoText

#### public static final SystemColor infoText

Text color for informational text.

### menu

#### public static final SystemColor menu

Background color for menus.

### menuText

#### public static final SystemColor menuText

Text color for menus.

### scrollbar

#### public static final SystemColor scrollbar

Background color for scrollbars.

### text

#### public static final SystemColor text

Background color for text components.

### textHighlight

#### public static final SystemColor textHighlight

Background color for highlighted text.

### textHighlightText

#### public static final SystemColor textHighlightText

Text color for highlighted text.

### textInactiveText

#### public static final SystemColor textInactiveText

Text color for inactive text.

### textText

#### public static final SystemColor textText

Text color for text components.

### window

#### public static final SystemColor window

Background color for windows.

### windowBorder

#### public static final SystemColor windowBorder

Border color for windows.

### windowText

#### public static final SystemColor windowText

Text color for windows.

## Instance Methods

### getRGB

#### public int getRGB()

Returns

  Current color as a composite value

Overrides

  `Color.getRGB()`

Description

  Gets integer value of current system color.

### toString

#### public String toString()

Returns

  A string representation of the `SystemColor` object.

Overrides

  `Color.toString()`

## See Also

`Color`, `Serializable`, `String`

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