^!Using DOS Palettes!^

				
//**************************************
// Name: ^!Using DOS Palettes!^
// Description:This is a example to show a person how to use more then 16 colors in dos but not all at once.
// By: Josh Nixon
//
// Assumes:This is a example to show a person how to use more then 16 colors in dos but not all at once.
//
//This code is copyrighted and has// limited warranties.Please see http://www.Planet-Source-Code.com/vb/scripts/ShowCode.asp?txtCodeId=4780&lngWId=3//for details.//**************************************

#include<graphics.h>
#include<dos.h>
class Colors
{
 private:
 int graphdriver, graphmode;
 //Palettetype Contains palette information for the current graphics driver
 palettetype pal;//Contains palette information for the current graphics driver
 public:
 void Init_Graphics()
{
initgraph(&graphdriver,&graphmode,"..\\BGI\\");
}
 void Intro();
 Colors::Colors()
 {
graphdriver = DETECT;
Init_Graphics();
//getpalette gets information about the current palette
getpalette(&pal);//GetPalette demands that a pointer be passed
 }
};
int main()
{
 Colors Colors;
 Colors.Intro();
 return 0;
}
void Colors::Intro()
{
 for(int I = 0; I < 63; I++)
 {
setbkcolor(1);
//Defines colors for IBM-8514 graphics card
setrgbpalette(pal.colors[1],I,I,I);
delay(100);
 }
 for(I = 63; I > 0; I--)
 {
settextstyle(DEFAULT_FONT,HORIZ_DIR,6);
setrgbpalette(pal.colors[2],I,I,I);
setcolor(2);
 outtextxy(getmaxx()/2-250,getmaxy()/2-20,"Color CRAZY");
 delay(100);
 }//end for
}