* {{Parameter|column}} and {{Parameter|row}} are [[INTEGER]] or [[LONG]] starting PIXEL (graphic) column and row coordinates to set text or custom fonts.
* {{Parameter|textExpression$}} is any literal or variable [[STRING|string]] value of text to be displayed.
* {{Parameter|imageHandle&}} is the optional image or destination to use. Zero designates current [[SCREEN (statement)|SCREEN]] page.
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* The starting coordinate sets the top left corner of the text to be printed. Use [[_FONTHEIGHT]] to calculate that text or [[_FONT|font]] position
* The [[_FONT]] size can affect the [[SCREEN (statement)|screen]] and row heights.
** Custom fonts are not required. [[_PRINTSTRING]] can print all [[ASCII]] characters.
* [[_PRINTWIDTH]] can be used to determine how wide a text print will be so that the screen width is not exceeded.
* If the {{Parameter|imageHandle&}} is omitted, the current image, page or screen destination is used.
* Can use the current font alpha blending with a designated image background. See the [[_RGBA]] function example.
* Use the [[_PRINTMODE]] statement before printing to set how the background is rendered.
** Use the [[_PRINTMODE (function)]] to find the current _PRINTMODE setting.
* In SCREEN 0 (text only), [[_PRINTSTRING]] works as one-line replacement for '''LOCATE x, y: PRINT text$''', without changing the current cursor position.
==Availability==
* In versions of QB64 prior to 1.000 _PRINTSTRING can only be used in graphic, 256 color or 32 bit screen modes, not SCREEN 0.''
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''Example 1:'' Printing those unprintable [[ASCII]] control characters is no longer a problem!
''Example 2:'' Making any '''QB64 program window''' larger using a SUB that easily converts PRINT to [[_PRINTSTRING]].
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Scr13& = {{Cl|_NEWIMAGE}}(320, 200, 13) 'this is the old SCREEN 13 image page to set the image
Big13& = {{Cl|_NEWIMAGE}}(640, 480, 256) 'use 4 X 3 aspect ratio that QBasic used when full screen
{{Cl|SCREEN (statement)|SCREEN}} Big13&
{{Cl|_DEST}} Scr13&
image1& = {{Cl|_LOADIMAGE}}("Howie.BMP", 256)
image2& = {{Cl|_LOADIMAGE}}("Howie2.BMP", 256)
{{Cl|_PUTIMAGE}} (10, 20), image1&, Scr13&
{{Cl|_PUTIMAGE}} (160, 20), image2&, Scr13&
{{Cl|_COPYPALETTE}} image1&, Scr13&
{{Cl|COLOR}} 151: {{Cl|LOCATE}} 2, 4: PRINTS "Screen 13 Height Reduction to 83%"
{{Cl|LOCATE}} 22, 22: PRINTS {{Cl|CHR$}}(24) + " 4 X 3 Proportion" 'use {{Cl|concatenation}}
{{Cl|LOCATE}} 24, 21: PRINTS {{Cl|CHR$}}(27) + " Stretched at 100%" 'instead of a {{Cl|semicolon}}!
{{Cl|_COPYPALETTE}} Scr13&, Big13& 'required when imported image colors are used
{{Cl|_PUTIMAGE}} , Scr13&, Big13& 'stretches the screen to double the size
K$ = {{Cl|INPUT$}}(1)
{{Cl|END}}
{{Cl|SUB}} PRINTS (Text$)
row% = ({{Cl|CSRLIN}} - 1) * {{Cl|_FONTHEIGHT}} 'finds current screen page text or font row height
col% = ({{Cl|POS}}(0) - 1) * {{Cl|_PRINTWIDTH}}("W") 'finds current page text or font column width
{{Cl|_PRINTSTRING}} (col%, row%), Text$
{{Cl|END SUB}}
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{{small|Code by Ted Weissgerber}}
: ''Explanation:'' The procedure above creates a larger version of a SCREEN 13 window by stretching it with [[_PUTIMAGE]]. It cannot stretch PRINTed text so [[_PRINTSTRING]] must be used instead. [[LOCATE]] sets the PRINT cursor position for [[CSRLIN]] and [[POS]](0) to read. The SUB then converts the coordinates to graphical ones. Then '''change''' [[PRINT]] to PRINTS using the IDE '''Search Menu'''.
<center>[https://www.dropbox.com/s/tcdik1ajegbeiz4/HOWIE.zip?dl=0 Download of Example 2 Bitmap images]</center>
''Example 3:'' Rotating a text string around a graphic object.