Instance Method

highlightWithLevel:

Creates a new color object that represents a blend between the current color and the highlight color.

Declaration

- (NSColor *)highlightWithLevel:(CGFloat)val;

Parameters

highlightLevel

The amount of the highlight color that is blended with the receiver's color. This should be a number from 0.0 through 1.0. A highlightLevel below 0.0 is interpreted as 0.0; a highlightLevel above 1.0 is interpreted as 1.0.

Return Value

The new NSColor object. Returns nil if the colors can’t be converted.

Discussion

The highlight color is provided by the highlightColor property. Call this method when you want to brighten the current color for use in highlights.

See Also

Transforming an Existing Color Object

- colorUsingColorSpace:

Creates a new color object representing the color of the receiver in the specified color space.

- blendedColorWithFraction:ofColor:

Creates a new color object whose component values are a weighted sum of the receiver’s and the specified color object's.

- colorWithAlphaComponent:

Creates a new color object that has the same color space and component values as the receiver, but the specified alpha component.

- shadowWithLevel:

Creates a new color object that represents a blend between the current color and the shadow color.

- colorUsingColorSpaceName:

Creates a new color object whose color is the same as the receiver’s, except that the new NSColor is in the specified color space.

Deprecated
- colorUsingColorSpaceName:device:

Creates a new color object for the same color, but in the specified color space and specific to the given device.

Deprecated