ColorARGB
About the function
The ColorARGB function converts a colour name into an ARGB value. It can be used to produce time series values referenced by the COLOR_VALUE attribute in Mesh template reports.
Syntax
- ColorARGB(s)
Description
| # | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | s | A named colour |
Returns an ARGB value.
Accepted colour names can be found in this list. The colour name is case insensitive and must not contain space characters.
Not accepted:
Dark Green
Accepted:
DarkGreen
darkgreen
Each colour also has four different nuances, which can be specified by adding 1 to 4 as a suffix to the colour name. For instance:
steelblue
steelblue1
steelblue2
steelblue3
steelblue4
Example
## = @t('.Income') > 1000 ? @ColorARGB('orange') : @ColorARGB('magenta')
Returns the ARGB value for the colour named orange or the colour named
magenta, depending on the value of the income time series.
This function can be used as part of the value on a report attribute named
COLOR_VALUE like this:
EXP:## = @t('.Something') < 0 ? @ColorARGB('Red') : @ColorARGB('green')