_HEIGHT

The _HEIGHT function returns the height of an image handle or of the current write page.

Syntax

columns& = _HEIGHT[(imageHandle&)]

Description

• If imageHandle& is omitted, it's assumed to be the handle of the current SCREEN or write page.
• To get the height of the current program SCREEN window use zero for the handle value or nothing: lines& = _HEIGHT(0) or lines& = _HEIGHT
• If the image specified by imageHandle& is in text only (SCREEN 0) mode, the number of characters per row is returned.
• If the image specified by imageHandle& is in graphics mode, the number of pixels per row is returned.
• If imageHandle& is an invalid handle, then an ERROR Codes is returned.
• The last visible pixel coordinate of a program SCREEN is _HEIGHT - 1.

See Also

• _WIDTH (function), _LOADIMAGE, _NEWIMAGE
• Bitmaps