whatcol

#whatcol

##Syntax whatcol : int

##Description The whatcol function is used to determine the cursor position's column.

##Example This program outputs The current row is 5, the current column is 15.

    locate  ( 5, 10 )
    put "12345"..
    put "The current row is", whatrow
    put "The current column is", whatcol

##Details The screen should be in a "screen" or "graphics" mode. whatcol functions properly even if the cursor is invisible.

##See also the whatrow.html function, which is used to set.html the determine the cursor row. See also the locate.html, maxrow.html and maxcol.html procedure.html.

See also predefined unit textmodule.html.