Writes text to the screen
Syntax
Print [ expressionlist ] [ , | ; ]
Parameters
expressionlist
list of items to print
Description
Print outputs a list of values to the screen. Numeric values are converted to their string representation, with left padding for the sign. Objects of user-defined types must overload
Operator Cast () As String.
Consecutive values in the expression list are separated either by a comma (,) or semicolon (;). A comma indicates printing should take place at the next 14 column boundary, while a semicolon indicates values are printed with no space between them.
A new-line character is printed after the values in the expression list unless the expression list is followed by a comma or semicolon.
For more control over character style and text position in graphics modes, consider using
Draw String.
Example
'' new-line
Print "Hello World!"
'' no new-line
Print "Hello"; "World"; "!";
Print
'' column separator
Print "Hello!", "World!"
Dialect Differences
- In the -lang qb dialect, an extra space is printed after numbers.
Differences from QB
- None, when using QBASIC's variable types in -lang qb.
- Unsigned numbers are printed without a space before them.
- QB did not support casting for UDTs, so didn't allow them to be Printed.
See also