Print | ?keyword

Writes text to the screen

Syntax

(Print | ?) [ expressionlist ] [ , | ; ]

Parameters

Description

Print outputs a list of values to the screen. Numeric values are converted to their string representation, with left padding for the sign. Objects of user-defined types must overload Operator Cast () As String.

Consecutive values in the expression list are separated either by a comma (,) or semicolon (;). A comma indicates printing should take place at the next 14 column boundary, while a semicolon indicates values are printed with no space between them. This has a similar effect to concatenating expressions using + or &.

Print also supports the special expressions, Spc() and Tab(). These can be used to space out expressions, or to align the printing to a specific column.

A new-line character is printed after the values in the expression list unless the expression list is followed by a comma or semicolon. A Print without any expressions or separators following it will just print a new-line.

NOTE: Print resets the Err value after each expression is printed.

NOTE: In graphics mode, Draw String provides a flexible alternative to Print: it prints a string to the screen with pixel positioning, transparent background, and can use a user-supplied font.

Remarks

Dialect Differences

• In the -lang qb dialect, an extra space is printed after any integer number.
  
  

Differences from QB

• None, when using QBASIC's variable types in -lang qb, except that no extra space is displayed after any floating-point number.
  
• Unsigned numbers are printed without a space before them.
  
• QB did not support casting for UDTs, so didn't allow them to be Printed.
  
  

See also

• Spc
  
• Tab
  
• Print #
  
• ? #
  
• Print Using
  
• ? Using
  
• Write
  
• Draw String
  
• Input
  
  

Example

'' print "Hello World!", and a new-line

Print "Hello World!"



'' print several strings on one line, then print a new-line

Print "Hello";

Print "World"; "!";

Print



'' column separator

Print "Hello!", "World!"

'' printing variables/expressions

Dim As Double pi = Atn(1) * 4

Dim As String s = "FreeBASIC"



Print "3 * 4 ="; 3 * 4



Print "Pi is approximately"; pi

Print s; " is great!"

Reference

• Documented in KeyPgPrint.html