Difference between revisions of "Printer.getCursorPos"

Latest revision as of 18:42, 9 April 2014

Function printer.getCursorPos
Returns the coordinates of the cursor on the paper, works the same way as term.getCursorPos().
Syntax	printer.getCursorPos()
Returns	number x position of the cursor, number y position of the cursor
Part of	ComputerCraft
API	printer

Example
Writes text on the paper and then prints the cursor position.
Code	local printer = peripheral.wrap("left") printer.newPage() printer.write("Hello, World!") local x, y = printer.getCursorPos() print("The cursor on the paper is on X: " .. x .. " and Y: " .. y) printer.endPage()
Output	The cursor on the paper is on X: 14 and Y: 1

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 {{lowercase}}
 {{Function
-|name=printer.getCursorPos
+|name=''printer''.getCursorPos
-|returns={{type|number}} x- and y-position of the printer cursor.
+|returns={{type|number}} x position of the cursor, {{type|number}} y position of the cursor
 |api=printer
 |addon=ComputerCraft
-|desc=Gives you the x- and y-position of the printer cursor.
+|desc=Returns the coordinates of the cursor on the paper, works the same way as [[term.getCursorPos]]().
 |examples=
 {{Example
-|desc=Prints the cursor of the printer.
+|desc=Writes text on the paper and then prints the cursor position.
-|code=local a, b = printer.getCursorPos()<br/>print("X: ".. a ..", Y: ".. b)
+|code= local printer = [[peripheral.wrap]]("left")
-|output=X: <x position>, Y: <y position>
+ [[printer.newPage]]()
+ [[printer.write]]("Hello, World!")
+ local x, y = printer.getCursorPos()
+ print("The cursor on the paper is on X: " .. x .. " and Y: " .. y)
+ [[printer.endPage]]()
+|output=The cursor on the paper is on X: 14 and Y: 1
 }}
 }}
 [[Category:Lua_Core_Functions]]