[GH-ISSUE #427] Feature request: Add getters of colors / attributes for the Box #311

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opened 2026-03-04 01:03:51 +03:00 by kerem · 2 comments

kerem commented

2026-03-04 01:03:51 +03:00

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Originally created by @bry00 on GitHub (Apr 8, 2020).
Original GitHub issue: https://github.com/rivo/tview/issues/427

It would be useful when developing custom Widgets based on Box, to have possibility to get current value of properties borderAttributes, borderColor, backgroundColor. Currently, these are in fact, write-only properties, as there is group of "set" functions (SetBorderAttributes, SetBorderColor, SetBackgroundColor) but without their exported "get" counterparts one cannot use easily these values.
It seems to be tiny but useful extension.

Something like this:


// GetBorderAttributes gets the border's style attributes.
func (b *Box) GetBorderAttributes() tcell.AttrMask {
	return b.borderAttributes
}

// GetBorderColor gets the box's border color.
func  (b *Box) GetBorderColor() tcell.Color {
	return b.borderColor
}

// GetBackgroundColor gets the box's background color.
func  (b *Box) GetBackgroundColor() tcell.Color {
	return b.backgroundColor
}

Originally created by @bry00 on GitHub (Apr 8, 2020). Original GitHub issue: https://github.com/rivo/tview/issues/427 It would be useful when developing custom Widgets based on Box, to have possibility to get current value of properties `borderAttributes`, `borderColor`, `backgroundColor`. Currently, these are in fact, write-only properties, as there is group of "set" functions (`SetBorderAttributes`, `SetBorderColor`, `SetBackgroundColor`) but without their exported "get" counterparts one cannot use easily these values. It seems to be tiny but useful extension. Something like this: ```golang // GetBorderAttributes gets the border's style attributes. func (b *Box) GetBorderAttributes() tcell.AttrMask { return b.borderAttributes } // GetBorderColor gets the box's border color. func (b *Box) GetBorderColor() tcell.Color { return b.borderColor } // GetBackgroundColor gets the box's background color. func (b *Box) GetBackgroundColor() tcell.Color { return b.backgroundColor } ```