[<<Previous Entry]
[^^Up^^]
[Next Entry>>]
[Menu]
[About The Guide]
SAYSCREEN()
Output to the screen without changing the attribute
------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Syntax
SAYSCREEN(<cCharacterstring>, [<nRow>],
[<nColumn>]) --> cNull
Arguments
<cCharacterstring> Designates the character string to output.
<nRow> Designates the first line for the output. The default is
the cursor line.
<nColumn> Designates the first column for the output. The default
is the cursor column.
Returns
SAYSCREEN() always returns a null string.
Description
SAYSCREEN() produces an screen output and retains all existing
attributes. This means that only the characters are overwritten, while
the accompanying attributes remain unchanged.
Note
. The current cursor position is not changed with the output.
Examples
. Show the output text at the current cursor position:
SAYSCREEN(" Test SCREEN ")
. Show output text at the current column position on line 24:
SAYSCREEN(" Test SCREEN ", 24)
. Show output text at column 70, line 24:
SAYSCREEN(" Test SCREEN ", 24, 70)
All examples in this function return a null string.
This page created by ng2html v1.05, the Norton guide to HTML conversion utility.
Written by Dave Pearson