The default color for the given type.

[Visual Basic 6.0]
Property DefaultColor(
    ByVal Type As esriMxDefaultColorTypes _
) As IColor

[Visual Basic .NET]
Public Function get_DefaultColor ( _
    ByVal Type As esriMxDefaultColorTypes _
) As IColor

[Visual Basic .NET]
Public Sub set_DefaultColor ( _
    ByVal Type As esriMxDefaultColorTypes, _
    ByVal color As IColor _
)

[C#]
public IColor get_DefaultColor (
    esriMxDefaultColorTypes Type
);

[C#]
public void set_DefaultColor (
    esriMxDefaultColorTypes Type,
    IColor color
);

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Remarks

This one property accesses the default color object for each of the four available default symbol types.  Types include: text, fill, line, and marker symbols.  Access each default color object by passing a different value for Type from the the esriMxDefaultColorTypes enumeration.

All new graphics created with the Draw toolbar in ArcMap are initially drawn using their associated default symbol.  You can use this property to change the color of these default symbols. For example, to have new polygon graphics drawn in blue, create a new color object, assign it a blue color, and then set it as the new default fill symbol color.  After this, all new rectangle, polygon, circle, and ellipse graphics created in ArcMap will be initially drawn with a blue fill color.

You can acccess each default symbol individually via IDocumentDefaultSymbols.

Public Sub DefaultLineColor()
    Dim pMxDocument As IMxDocument
    Dim pNewRgbColor As IRgbColor
    Set pMxDocument = Application.Document
    Set pNewRgbColor = New RgbColor
    pNewRgbColor.Blue = 255
    ' affects new Rectangle, Polygon, Circle, and Ellipse graphics
    pMxDocument.DefaultColor(esriMxFillColor) = pNewRgbColor
    
    pNewRgbColor.Blue = 0
    pNewRgbColor.Red = 255
    ' affects new Line graphics
    pMxDocument.DefaultColor(esriMxLineColor) = pNewRgbColor
End Sub

See Also

IMxDocument Interface | esriMxDefaultColorTypes Constants

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