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<center>'''SetVertexColor''' ''-Documentation by [[User:Omnigrok|Omnigrok]]-''</center>


Sets the color of an object.
Sets the color of an object.
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:  You have a background layer with a texture (named 'myModBackground') set as a filled color of (decimal RGB triplet) '0.5,0,0.5'.
:  You have a background layer with a texture (named 'myModBackground') set as a filled color of (decimal RGB triplet) '0.5,0,0.5'.
:  You execute the following in one of your functions:
:  You execute the following in one of your functions:
  getglobal("myModBackground"):SetVertexColor(0.5,1,0.5);
: <code>_G["myModBackground"]:SetVertexColor(0.5,1,0.5);</code>
:  The result would be that the color for 'myModBackground' is set to (0.25,0,0.25), not (0.5,1,0.5).
:  The result would be that the color for 'myModBackground' is set to (0.25,0,0.25), not (0.5,1,0.5).



Latest revision as of 04:46, 15 August 2023

Widget API ← LayeredRegion < SetVertexColor


Sets the color of an object.

obj:SetVertexColor(red, green, blue[, alpha]);

Arguments
red
The red color value to set the object to. The range is 0 to 1.
green
The green color value to set the object to. The range is 0 to 1.
blue
The blue color value to set the object to. The range is 0 to 1.
alpha
The alpha value to set the object to. The range is 0 to 1.

Returns
nil

Example
MainMenuBackground:SetVertexColor(1, 0, 0);
Result
MainMenuBackground would be set to pure red.

Description
Sets the color of an object.

Caveats
It appears that the values specified are actually percentages to adjust the original color values (specified in the XML content) by.
Example:
You have a background layer with a texture (named 'myModBackground') set as a filled color of (decimal RGB triplet) '0.5,0,0.5'.
You execute the following in one of your functions:
_G["myModBackground"]:SetVertexColor(0.5,1,0.5);
The result would be that the color for 'myModBackground' is set to (0.25,0,0.25), not (0.5,1,0.5).

Explanation
The reason the method says "vertex color" is most likely due to the implementation details of how this works. OpenGL and Direct3D both support the concept of "vertex colors" which are frequently used in lighting. Each vertex of a 3-D object can have a "vertex color" set on it. The polygon will then be drawn with the vertex color shaded based on the location of the pixel relative to the vertexes of the polygon.
Presumably this method sets all four vertexes of the quad used to make up interface elements to the given color, creating a filtering effect. The color is a direct filtering effect. Each color component of the object will be multiplied by the value given to determine the final color.
So, setting (1.0, 1.0, 0.0) on a white object will color it yellow. But doing the same thing on a blue object will make it black. Be careful when using this on textured items.