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LINE
:nLINE Statement QuickSCREEN
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LINE - a graphics statement that draws a line or box on the screen
Syntax
LINE [[STEP] (x1,y1)]-[STEP] (x2,y2) [,[color][,[B[F]][,style]]]
■ (x2,y2) are the screen coordinates of the end of the line
■ (x1,y1), if used, is the start of the line
■ STEP, if used, enables you to specify relative screen coordinates
■ color, B, BF, and style are ◄Details►
See Also ◄SCREEN statement► ◄CIRCLE► ◄PSET►
Tip: SCREEN is especially important because it determines the range of
numbers you can use to specify (x2,y2).
Other Uses of the LINE Keyword
◄LINE INPUT► - to read an entire line of input from the keyboard and store
it in one string variable
◄LINE INPUT #► - to retrieve an entire record from a sequential file and
store it into one string variable