Use of Colors in List using ABAP Program

The options COLOR, INTENSIFIED, and INVERSE of the FORMAT statement influence the colors of the output list.

To set colors in the program, use:

Syntax

FORMAT COLOR <n> [ON] INTENSIFIED [ON|OFF] INVERSE [ON|OFF].

To set colors at runtime, use:

Syntax

FORMAT COLOR = <c> INTENSIFIED = <int> INVERSE = <inv>.

These formatting options do not apply to horizontal lines created by ULINE. They have the following functions:

• COLOR sets the color of the line background. If, in addition, INVERSE ON is set, the system changes the foreground color instead of the background color.

For <n> you can set either a color number or a color specification. Instead of color number 0, however, you must use OFF. If you set the color numbers at runtime, all values of <c> that are less than zero or greater than seven, lead to undefined results. The following table summarizes the different possibilities:

	<n>	<C>	color	Intended for
OFF	or  COL_BACKGROUND	0	depends on GUI	Background
1	or COL_HEADING	1	gray-blue	Header
2	or COL_NORMAL	2	light gray	List bodies
3	or COL_TOTAL	3	yellow	Totals
4	or COL_KEY	4	blue-green	Key column
5	or COL_POSITIVE	5	green	Positive threshold
6	or COL_NEGATIVE	6	red	Negative threshold
7	or COL_GROUP	7	violet	Control levels

The default setting is COLOR OFF.

• INTENSIFIED determines the color palette for the line background.

With one exception (COLOR OFF), the color palette for the line background specified above can be intensified or normal. The default setting is INTENSIFIED ON. For COLOR OFF, the system changes the foreground color instead of the background color. If, in addition, INVERSE ON is set, then INTENSIFIED OFF has no effect (again with the exception of COLOR OFF).

• INVERSE affects the foreground color.

With one exception (COLOF OFF), the system takes the COLOR specified from an inverse color palette and uses it as foreground color. The background color remains unchanged. For COLOR OFF, INVERSE has no effect, since this would set the foreground and the background to the same color.