.print Method

Function:

Prints a line of text.

Syntax:

lcd.print(byref str as string, x as word, y as word) as word

Returns:

Total width of created output in pixels.

See Also:

Working With Text, lcd.getprintwidth


Part

Description

str

Text to print.

x

X coordinate of the top-left corner of the text output. Value range is 0 to lcd.width - 1.

y

Y coordinate of the top-left corner of the text output. Value range is 0 to lcd.height - 1.


Details

For this method to work, a font must first be selected with the lcd.setfont method. The lcd.textorientation and lcd.texthorizontalspacing properties affect how the text is printed.

This method always produces single-line text output. Use lcd.printaligned if you want to print several lines of text at once.

The display panel must be enabled (lcd.enabled = 1 — YES) for this method to work.


.print Method

Details