textutils.pagedPrint
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 Function textutils.pagedPrint | |
| Prints a given string to the display. If the action can be completed without scrolling, it acts much the same as print(); otherwise, it will throw up a "Press any key to continue" prompt at the bottom of the display. Each press will cause it to scroll down and write a single line more before prompting again, if need be. If freeLines is specified, then that amount of lines will be auto-scrolled before the first prompt appears (generally meaning the initial amount of lines printed at least equals freeLines + 1). Each press after this point will still only scroll a single line, however. If not specified, the function will not scroll at all without prompting. Default value for freeLines is 0. | |
| Syntax | textutils.pagedPrint(string text [, number freeLines]) |
| Returns | number linesPrinted |
| Part of | ComputerCraft |
| API | textutils |
Examples
 Example | |
| Prints a lengthy string (thirty copies of a sentence generated with string.rep()), prompting the user to continue if any scrolling is required past the first ten lines. | |
| Code |
textutils.pagedPrint( string.rep( "This is a rather verbose dose of repetition. ", 30 ), 9 ) |
| Output | "This is a rather verbose dose of repetition. This is a rather verbose dose of repetition. This is a rather verbose dose of repetition. "...etc printed to the display, with a "Press any key to continue" prompt if scrolling is required after at least ten lines have been written. |
