Locate
Sets the current cursor position
Syntax
`
Declare Function Locate( row As Long = 0, column As Long = 0, state As Long = -1, start As Long = 0, stop As Long = 0 ) As Long
`
Usage
`
Locate [row], [column], [state]
result = Locate( [row], [column], [state] )
new_column = LoByte( result )
new_row = HiByte( result )
new_state = HiWord( result )
`
Parameters
`row`
the 1-based vertical character position in the console.
`column`
the 1-based horizontal character position in the console.
`state`
the state of the cursor. `0` is off, `1` is on (console-mode only).
`start`
Ignored. Allowed for -lang qb dialect compatibility only.
`stop`
Ignored. Allowed for -lang qb dialect compatibility only.
Return Value
Returns a 32 bit `Long` containing the current cursor position and state. The Low Byte Of The Low Word contains the column, the High Byte Of The Low Word contains the row, and the High Word contains the cursor state.
If any of the row, column or state parameters were just set by the call to Locate, then the return value will reflect these new values, not the previous ones. If any of the parameters were omitted in the call to Locate, then the return value will reflect the current values, which are the same as before the call to Locate.
Description
Sets the text cursor in both graphics and console modes.
Example
`
Locate 10
Print "Current line:"; CsrLin
`
`
'' Text cursor + mouse tracking
Dim As Integer x = 0, y = 0, dx, dy
Cls
Locate , , 1
While Inkey <> Chr(27)
GetMouse dx, dy
If( dx <> x Or dy <> y ) Then
Locate y+1, x+1: Print " ";
x = dx
y = dy
Locate 1, 1: Print x, y, ""
Locate y+1, x+1: Print "X";
End If
Wend
`
Differences from QB

- The `start` and `stop` arguments have no effect in FreeBASIC.

See also

- `CsrLin`
- `Pos`
- `Print`