Action |
Draws a box.
Syntax |
BOX (top_left_row, top_left_column, bottom_right_row, bottom_right_column, "line style")
Parameters |
Top_left_row, top_left_column, bottom_right_row, bottom_right_column
The four corners of the box to be drawn, expressed in screen coordinates. A value of 0,0 represents the top left corner of the screen.
Line style
Possible values for line style are:
single |
Single line outline, space as filler |
double |
Double line, space as filler |
full |
Full line, space as filler |
grid |
Single line, cross as filler |
You can also create a custom box by using a string value for line style. The string can contain as many as 9 characters, which are defined as follows.
This character in the string |
|
1st |
Top-left corner |
2nd |
Top horizontal |
3rd |
Top -right corner |
4th |
Right vertical |
5th |
Bottom -right corner |
6th |
Bottom horizontal |
7th |
Bottom -left corner |
8th |
Left vertical |
9th |
Filler |
Remarks |
The BOX command is ignored if all output is redirected to a file (or the console) using the REDIRECTOUTPUT function.
Returns |
Nothing.
Example |
BOX (10, 10, 12, 15, "+-+|+-+|
") ;
produces the following box:
+---+
| |
+---+