ProtectedHighlight (Screen property)

Set highlight color for protected screen fields (Screen class)

The ProtectedHighlight property gets or sets the current highlight default for protected fields in a Screen object. A protected field is assigned this highlight unless another highlight value is explicitly specified in the AddField statement that defines the field.

An unprotected field's highlight can be changed by the Highlight method.

Syntax

%currentHighlight = screen:ProtectedHighlight screen:ProtectedHighlight = newHighlight

Syntax terms

%currentHighlight	A Highlight enumeration to get the current default highlight for protected fields. Valid values (case unimportant) are none, underline, reverse, and blink. The default value is none.
screen	A reference to an instance of a Screen object.
newHighlight	A Highlight enumeration setting the new defalt for a protected field's highlight. Valid values (case unimportant) are none, underline, reverse, and blink. The default value is none.

See also

• An unprotected field's highlight can be changed by the Highlight method.

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