{{QBDLDATE:05-20-2022}}
{{QBDLTIME:23:06:44}}
{{DISPLAYTITLE:_BLINK (function)}}
The [[_BLINK]] function returns the current blink setting for SCREEN 0 colors. If enabled, returns -1 (default), otherwise returns 0.


{{PageSyntax}}
: {{Parameter|blinkState%%}} = [[_BLINK]]


{{PageAvailability}}
* '''QB64 1.2 and up''' (QB64 Team)
* '''QBPE 0.5 and up''' (QB64 Phoenix Edition)


{{PageExamples}}
{{CodeStart}}{{Cl|COLOR}} 16, 7

'Try uncommenting the line below:
'{{Cl|_BLINK}} OFF

{{Cl|IF}} _BLINK {{Cl|THEN}}
    {{Cl|PRINT}} "I'm blinking"
{{Cl|ELSE}}
    {{Cl|PRINT}} "I'm not blinking"
{{Cl|END IF}}
{{CodeEnd}}


{{PageSeeAlso}}
* [[_BLINK]] (statement)
* [[OUT]]

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