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 C_HIDECOLOR()

 DESCRIPTION

 C_HIDECOLOR() returns the "hidden" foreground and background of a
 given color.  When the Clipper color is set to the value returned
 by C_HIDECOLOR(), characters typed on the screen can not be seen.

 SYNTAX

 C_HIDECOLOR(color)

 PARAMETERS

 color (C) is the color string for determining the hidden color.

 RETURNS

 C_HIDECOLOR() returns a character string containing the hidden
 foreground and background color extracted from the given color string.

 EXAMPLES

 && Normal color is white on blue and blue on white for gets
 norm_color = "W/B,B/W"

 && The hidden color for norm_color is blue on blue ("B/B")
 hide_color = c_hidecolor(norm_color)

 setcolor(norm_color)          && Set color to normal color

 mpw = space(10)
 @ 1,1  say "Enter Password:"
 setcolor(hide_color)          && Set color to hidden color
 @ 1,18 get mpw                && Get password without seeing characters
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