---
name: "CursesW.hasColours"
section: "3kaya"
platform: "linux"
package: "libkaya-ncursesw-dev"
version: "0.4.4-6.2"
release: "Debian 8 (Jessie)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/CursesW.hasColours"
---

# CursesW.hasColours(3kaya)

Check for support for colours

## NAME

CursesW::hasColours - Check for support for colours

## SYNOPSIS

**Bool hasColours(** **)**

## DESCRIPTION

Returns true if the current terminal has colour support, false otherwise.

## AUTHORS

Kaya standard library by Edwin Brady, Chris Morris and others (kaya@kayalang.org). For further information see http://kayalang.org/

## LICENSE

The Kaya standard library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public License (version 2.1 or any later version) as published by the Free Software Foundation.

## RELATED

**CursesW.startColour (3kaya)**