WR New offscreen area
version 6.0
WR New offscreen area 
Longint
| Parameter | Type | Description | ||||
| This command does not require any parameters | ||||||
Function result Longint 
Reference of 4D Write area
Description
The command WR New offscreen area reserves space in memory for a 4D Write area that is invisible to you and the user. This function also returns a value that can be used to access the invisible area. The value returned by WR New offscreen area can be used in any 4D Write command that requires a 4D Write area.
Remember to delete the offscreen area created by this function when you are finished with it.
Example
The following example creates a temporary offscreen area, prints it and the deletes it.
Temporary:=WR New offscreen area
WR INSERT TEXT(Temporary;MyText)
WR PRINT(Temporary;0)
WR DELETE OFFSCREEN AREA(Temporary)
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