DevOut

Writes a value to the current device

Syntax

      DevOut( <expression>, [<cColor>], [<nRow>, <nCol>] ) --> NIL

Arguments

<expression> : Any valid expression to write to the device assigned by SET DEVICE command

<cColor> : A valid color codes string for value to write. Default is current color setting <nRow> and

<nCol> : Row and column value for device to write <expression>. Defaults is ROW() and COL() if current device is screen and PRow() and PCol() for the printer.

Return

DevOut() returns always NIL

Description

DevOut() is a console function that outputs the value of an expression to the screen or the printer depending on current device.

Example

      // Write a string at upper left corner of screen :

      DevOut( "Here is upper left corner", "W+/R", 0, 0  )

        Equivalent usage :

      @ 0, 0 SAY "Here is upper left corner" COLOR "W+/R"

Seealso

@…SAY, Col(), DevOutPict(), DevPos(), QOut() | QQOut(), Row(), SET DEVICE, SetPos()