[SCODonnell]

It's probably not the easiest way (it may be in a reference book somewhere), but you could use the Java Development Environment (JDE) and set breakpoints before and after you perform a color asignment. When you hit the break, check in your "Locals" watchlist to see what the int values are before and after the assignment:

Sample Code:

    ListField myList = new ListField() {
        protected void paint(Graphics g) {
            g.setBackgroundColor(Color.SKYBLUE);
            g.clear();            
            ...

Locals:

Name                 Value                 Type
------------------------------------------------
g
|--- _bgColour       8900331                int