_WIDTH (function)
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The _WIDTH function returns the width of an image handle or of the current write page.
Syntax
- columns& = _WIDTH[(imageHandle&)]
Description
- If imageHandle& is omitted, it's assumed to be the handle of the current SCREEN or write page.
- To get the width of the current program screen window use zero for the handle value or nothing: columns& = _WIDTH(0) or columns& = _WIDTH
- If the image specified by imageHandle& is in text only(SCREEN 0) mode, the number of characters per row is returned.
- If the image specified by imageHandle& is in graphics mode, the number of pixels per row is returned.
- If imageHandle& is an invalid handle, then an invalid handle error is returned.
- The last visible pixel coordinate of a program screen is _WIDTH - 1.
Examples
Example: A SUB program that centers text in any graphic screen mode except text mode SCREEN 0.
s& = _NEWIMAGE(800, 600, 256) SCREEN s& Align 15, 5, s&, "This text is centered on the screen!" SUB Align (Tcolor, Trow, mode&, txt$) center& = _WIDTH (mode&) \ 2 'returns pixels in graphic modes MaxCol = (center& \ 8) + 1 'screen text width = 8 pixels Tcol = MaxCol - (LEN(txt$) \ 2) COLOR Tcolor: LOCATE Trow, Tcol: PRINT txt$; END SUB |
- Explanation: _NEWIMAGE enlarges a screen to 800 pixels wide which is what _WIDTH function will return. The center is 800 \ 2 or 400. Since the text width is 8 pixels, that is divided by 8 to get 50 as the center text column. Then half of the text length is subtracted to find the starting text print LOCATE column.
- Note: The screen handle parameter is required because using no handle could assume other page handles created by functions like _NEWIMAGE or _PUTIMAGE. Use the correct handle in the SUB call! When using SCREEN 0, the MaxCol variable is not needed because _WIDTH returns the number of text columns, not pixels. Use the center value and add 1. Tcol = (center& + 1) - LEN(txt$) \ 2
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