whatcol

OpenTuring

whatcolcursor position function

Syntax   whatcol : int

Description   The whatcol function is used to determine the cursor position's column.

Example   This program outputs The current row is 5, the current column is 15.

        locate  ( 5, 10 )
        put "12345"..
        put "The current row is", whatrow
        put "The current column is", whatcol

Details   The screen should be in a "screen" or "graphics" mode. whatcol functions properly even if the cursor is invisible.

See also   the whatrow function, which is used to set the determine the cursor row. See also the locate, maxrow and maxcol procedure.

See also predefined unit Text.