DISPLAY |
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The DISPLAY command displays text at the user's terminal.
Format
DISPLAY text {:} DISPLAY @(col,row)text {:}
The optional colon at the end of the line suppresses the normal newline after the text is displayed.
The second format positions the cursor to the given column and row (both numbered from zero) before displaying the text. There must be no spaces in the cursor position element. Any spaces following the close bracket are treated as part of the text. The QMBasic @() function variants with a negative value for the first (or only) argument are also supported.
The @SYSTEM.RETURN.CODE variable is not affected by this command.
Example
A paragraph containing
DISPLAY Hello : DISPLAY world
would display
Hello world |