Console.ResetColor Method
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Sets the foreground and background console colors to their defaults.
public:
static void ResetColor();
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public static void ResetColor ();
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public static void ResetColor ();
public static void ResetColor ();
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static member ResetColor : unit -> unit
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static member ResetColor : unit -> unit
static member ResetColor : unit -> unit
Public Shared Sub ResetColor ()
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The following example saves the values of the ConsoleColor enumeration to an array and stores the current values of the BackgroundColor and ForegroundColor properties to variables. It then changes the foreground color to each color in the ConsoleColor enumeration except to the color that matches the current background, and it changes the background color to each color in the ConsoleColor enumeration except to the color that matches the current foreground. (If the foreground color is the same as the background color, the text isn't visible.) Finally, it calls the ResetColor method to restore the original console colors.
using System;
class Example
{
public static void Main()
{
// Get an array with the values of ConsoleColor enumeration members.
ConsoleColor[] colors = (ConsoleColor[]) ConsoleColor.GetValues(typeof(ConsoleColor));
// Save the current background and foreground colors.
ConsoleColor currentBackground = Console.BackgroundColor;
ConsoleColor currentForeground = Console.ForegroundColor;
// Display all foreground colors except the one that matches the background.
Console.WriteLine("All the foreground colors except {0}, the background color:",
currentBackground);
foreach (var color in colors) {
if (color == currentBackground) continue;
Console.ForegroundColor = color;
Console.WriteLine(" The foreground color is {0}.", color);
}
Console.WriteLine();
// Restore the foreground color.
Console.ForegroundColor = currentForeground;
// Display each background color except the one that matches the current foreground color.
Console.WriteLine("All the background colors except {0}, the foreground color:",
currentForeground);
foreach (var color in colors) {
if (color == currentForeground) continue;
Console.BackgroundColor = color;
Console.WriteLine(" The background color is {0}.", color);
}
// Restore the original console colors.
Console.ResetColor();
Console.WriteLine("\nOriginal colors restored...");
}
}
//The example displays output like the following:
// All the foreground colors except DarkCyan, the background color:
// The foreground color is Black.
// The foreground color is DarkBlue.
// The foreground color is DarkGreen.
// The foreground color is DarkRed.
// The foreground color is DarkMagenta.
// The foreground color is DarkYellow.
// The foreground color is Gray.
// The foreground color is DarkGray.
// The foreground color is Blue.
// The foreground color is Green.
// The foreground color is Cyan.
// The foreground color is Red.
// The foreground color is Magenta.
// The foreground color is Yellow.
// The foreground color is White.
//
// All the background colors except White, the foreground color:
// The background color is Black.
// The background color is DarkBlue.
// The background color is DarkGreen.
// The background color is DarkCyan.
// The background color is DarkRed.
// The background color is DarkMagenta.
// The background color is DarkYellow.
// The background color is Gray.
// The background color is DarkGray.
// The background color is Blue.
// The background color is Green.
// The background color is Cyan.
// The background color is Red.
// The background color is Magenta.
// The background color is Yellow.
//
// Original colors restored...
open System
// Get an array with the values of ConsoleColor enumeration members.
let colors = ConsoleColor.GetValues<ConsoleColor>()
// Save the current background and foreground colors.
let currentBackground = Console.BackgroundColor
let currentForeground = Console.ForegroundColor
// Display all foreground colors except the one that matches the background.
printfn $"All the foreground colors except {currentBackground}, the background color:"
for color in colors do
if color <> currentBackground then
Console.ForegroundColor <- color
printfn $" The foreground color is {color}."
printfn ""
// Restore the foreground color.
Console.ForegroundColor <- currentForeground;
// Display each background color except the one that matches the current foreground color.
printfn $"All the background colors except {currentForeground}, the foreground color:"
for color in colors do
if color <> currentForeground then
Console.BackgroundColor <- color
printfn $" The background color is {color}."
// Restore the original console colors.
Console.ResetColor()
printfn "\nOriginal colors restored..."
//The example displays output like the following:
// All the foreground colors except DarkCyan, the background color:
// The foreground color is Black.
// The foreground color is DarkBlue.
// The foreground color is DarkGreen.
// The foreground color is DarkRed.
// The foreground color is DarkMagenta.
// The foreground color is DarkYellow.
// The foreground color is Gray.
// The foreground color is DarkGray.
// The foreground color is Blue.
// The foreground color is Green.
// The foreground color is Cyan.
// The foreground color is Red.
// The foreground color is Magenta.
// The foreground color is Yellow.
// The foreground color is White.
//
// All the background colors except White, the foreground color:
// The background color is Black.
// The background color is DarkBlue.
// The background color is DarkGreen.
// The background color is DarkCyan.
// The background color is DarkRed.
// The background color is DarkMagenta.
// The background color is DarkYellow.
// The background color is Gray.
// The background color is DarkGray.
// The background color is Blue.
// The background color is Green.
// The background color is Cyan.
// The background color is Red.
// The background color is Magenta.
// The background color is Yellow.
//
// Original colors restored...
Public Module Example
Public Sub Main()
' Get an array with the values of ConsoleColor enumeration members.
Dim colors() As ConsoleColor = ConsoleColor.GetValues(GetType(ConsoleColor))
' Save the current background and foreground colors.
Dim currentBackground As ConsoleColor = Console.BackgroundColor
Dim currentForeground As ConsoleColor = Console.ForegroundColor
' Display all foreground colors except the one that matches the background.
Console.WriteLine("All the foreground colors except {0}, the background color:",
currentBackground)
For Each color In colors
If color = currentBackground Then Continue For
Console.ForegroundColor = color
Console.WriteLine(" The foreground color is {0}.", color)
Next
Console.WriteLine()
' Restore the foreground color.
Console.ForegroundColor = currentForeground
' Display each background color except the one that matches the current foreground color.
Console.WriteLine("All the background colors except {0}, the foreground color:",
currentForeground)
For Each color In colors
If color = currentForeground then Continue For
Console.BackgroundColor = color
Console.WriteLine(" The background color is {0}.", color)
Next
' Restore the original console colors.
Console.ResetColor
Console.WriteLine()
Console.WriteLine("Original colors restored...")
End Sub
End Module
'The example displays output like the following:
' The background color is DarkCyan.
' The background color is DarkRed.
' The background color is DarkMagenta.
' The background color is DarkYellow.
' The background color is Gray.
' The background color is DarkGray.
' The background color is Blue.
' The background color is Green.
' The background color is Cyan.
' The background color is Red.
' The background color is Magenta.
' The background color is Yellow.
'
' Original colors restored...
The foreground and background colors are restored to the colors that existed when the current process began. For more information, see the ForegroundColor and BackgroundColor properties.
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