{"id":2543,"date":"2025-04-16T05:24:51","date_gmt":"2025-04-16T05:24:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/webprojects.cloud\/wordpress\/splatco\/?post_type=spl_knowledgebase&p=2543"},"modified":"2025-06-10T11:18:44","modified_gmt":"2025-06-10T11:18:44","slug":"print","status":"publish","type":"spl_knowledgebase","link":"https:\/\/webprojects.cloud\/wordpress\/splatco\/knowledgebase\/programming-reference\/instructions-arranged-by-function\/hash-commands-and-functions\/hmi-controller-instructions\/print\/","title":{"rendered":"# Print()"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
Valid For<\/th>#HMI<\/td><\/tr>
Applies To<\/th>HMI430<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

This function prints text on the LCD.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Function Prototype<\/h6>\n\n\n\n
#HMI Print(
   \"\\C\" | \"\\R\" | \"\\RR\"
   \"text\" | values,
   \"text\" | values,
   etc
)<\/pre>\n\n\n\n
Parameter<\/th>Option<\/th>Description<\/th><\/tr>
“\\C” or “\\R” or “\\R\\R”<\/th>optional<\/td>“C”entering or “R”ightAlign or “R”esume”R”ightAlign directive.  This MUST<\/strong> be placed at the start of the string.  SimpleHMI will then perform the required alignment on everything in this<\/strong> print statement.<\/td><\/tr>
“text”<\/th>optional, multiple<\/td>A string to display.  This may occur more than once.   <\/td><\/tr>
values<\/th>optional, multiple<\/td>Values to print, refer to the\u00a0formatting functions<\/a>\u00a0chapter.<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
Description<\/h6>\n\n\n\n
This function prints text and values within the current bounds.\u00a0 It uses the font as specified by\u00a0SetFont()<\/a>\u00a0and colours as specified by\u00a0SetColours()<\/a>.\u00a0 There’s not really any limit to how many arguments you can provide to the Print() instruction, but try to keep it short to allow other parts of your program a chance to run.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
C style carriage return “\\r” or linefeed “\\n” escape sequences may be used to print on the next line.  Characters on the next line will have the same alignment, that is, they will also be left aligned, centered or right aligned.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Values either from byte or floating point registers or from RAM may be printed using the\u00a0formatting functions<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Centering and Right Alignment<\/h6>\n\n\n\n
Print() can use the current bounds to display your message either:<\/p>\n\n\n\n