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<refentry xml:id="function.ncurses-pair-content" xmlns="http://docbook.org/ns/docbook">
 <refnamediv>
  <refname>ncurses_pair_content</refname>
  <refpurpose>Retrieves foreground and background colors of a color pair</refpurpose>
 </refnamediv>
 <refsect1 role="description">
  &reftitle.description;
  <methodsynopsis>
   <type>int</type><methodname>ncurses_pair_content</methodname>
   <methodparam><type>int</type><parameter>pair</parameter></methodparam>
   <methodparam><type>int</type><parameter role="reference">f</parameter></methodparam>
   <methodparam><type>int</type><parameter role="reference">b</parameter></methodparam>
  </methodsynopsis>
  <para>
   Retrieves the foreground and background colors that constitute the given
   color pair. Terminal color capabilities must be initialized with
   <function>ncurses_start_color</function> prior to calling this function.
  </para>
 </refsect1>
 <refsect1 role="parameters">
  &reftitle.parameters;
  <para>
   <variablelist>
    <varlistentry>
     <term><parameter>pair</parameter></term>
     <listitem>
      <para>
       The number of the color pair to retrieve information for.
      </para>
     </listitem>
    </varlistentry>
    <varlistentry>
     <term><parameter>f</parameter></term>
     <listitem>
      <para>
       A reference to which to return the foreground color of the color
       pair. The information returned will be a color number referring to
       one of the
       <link linkend="ncurses.colorconsts">pre-defined colors</link> or a
       color defined previously by
       <function>ncurses_init_color</function> if the terminal supports
       color changing.
      </para>
     </listitem>
    </varlistentry>
    <varlistentry>
     <term><parameter>b</parameter></term>
     <listitem>
      <para>
       A reference to which to return the background color of the color
       pair. The information returned will be a color number referring to
       one of the
       <link linkend="ncurses.colorconsts">pre-defined colors</link> or a
       color defined previously by
       <function>ncurses_init_color</function> if the terminal supports
       color changing.
      </para>
     </listitem>
    </varlistentry>
   </variablelist>
  </para>
 </refsect1>
 <refsect1 role="returnvalues">
  &reftitle.returnvalues;
  <para>
   Returns <literal>-1</literal> if the function was successful, and
   <literal>0</literal> if ncurses or terminal color capabilities have
   not been initialized.
  </para>
 </refsect1>
 <refsect1 role="seealso">
  &reftitle.seealso;
  <para>
   <simplelist>
    <member><function>ncurses_init_pair</function></member>
    <member><function>ncurses_start_color</function></member>
   </simplelist>
  </para>
 </refsect1>
</refentry>

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