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PEN Light Pen Status Function
y = PEN(n)
Returns information about the status of the light pen. For the PEN
function to be available, a PEN ON statement must first be executed.
n A numeric expression in the range 0 to 9; specifies the
kind of information to be returned. Options are as
follows:
0 Returns -1 if light pen has been down since last PEN
function; otherwise returns 0.
1 Returns x coordinate of location where pen was most
recently activated.
2 Returns y coordinate of location where pen was most
recently activated.
3 Returns -1 if pen switch is currently down; otherwise
returns 0.
4 Returns x coordinate of last known valid pen location.
5 Returns y coordinate of last known valid pen location.
6 Returns row position (1-24) of location where pen was
most recently activated.
7 Returns column position (1-80) of location where pen
was most recently activated.
8 Returns row position (1-24) of last known valid pen
location.
9 Returns column position (1-80) of last known valid pen
location.
See Also:
PEN (Statement)
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