# get\_color

```
get item color
     ea - address of the item
     what - type of the item (one of COLWHAT... constants)
returns: color code in RGB (hex 0xBBGGRR)

long get_color(long ea, long what);

// color item codes:
#define CIC_ITEM 1          // one instruction or data
#define CIC_FUNC 2          // function
#define CIC_SEGM 3          // segment

#define DEFCOLOR 0xFFFFFFFF     // Default color
```


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