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ScreenStr()

Returns the screen contents beginning at a specified position.

Syntax

ScreenStr( [<nRow>], [<nCol>], [<nCount>] ) --> cScreenString

Arguments

<nRow>

A numeric value indicating the screen row to read from. It defaults to Row().

<nCol>

A numeric value indicating the screen column to read from. It defaults to Col().

<nCount>

Optionally, the number of characters to read from the screen can be specified as a numeric value. If omitted, the function reads all characters beginning at <nRow> and <nCol> to the end of the screen.

Return

The function returns a character string holding the screen contents and color attributes. It can be redisplayed using StrScreen().

Info

See also:	CharEven(), CharOdd(), SaveScreen(), StrScreen()
Category:	CT:Video , Screen functions
Source:	ct\screen3.prg
LIB:	xhb.lib
DLL:	xhbdll.dll