---
title: "getColor"
canonical: "https://help.vicon.com/space/Shogun17/13536553/getColor"
format: markdown
---
# Description

Retrieves the draw color of various elements in Shogun Post, as defined in the **Preferences**.

Use `default` to get the default color of a module when it is created. Modules draw in this color if they aren't selected and have data for the active clip.

Use `selected` to get the color that selected modules are drawn in.

Use `primarySelected` to get the color that the primary selection is drawn.

Use `markerLines` to get the default color of connection lines between markers, if one isn't specified.

## Functional area

Data retrieval

# Command syntax

## Syntax

|  |
| --- |
| `getColor selected | primarySelected | default | markerLines` |

### Arguments

> Macro (scroll-tablelayout)

| **Name** | **Type** | **Required** | **Comments** |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| `str` | string | yes | Can be one of the following values: `selected`, `primarySelected`, `default`, or `markerLines`.  
See *Description* above for more information about each value. |

### Flags

None

## Return value

integer array 

> Macro (scroll-pagebreak)

## Examples

```plaintext
// Get the various element draw colors.
int $color[];
  
$color = `getColor "default"`;
print $color;
$color = `getColor "selected"`;
print $color;
$color = `getColor "primarySelected"`;
print $color;
$color = `getColor "markerLines"`;
print $color;
```