Screen methods syntax

The syntax for each of the Screen class methods is shown below.

Square brackets indicate optional elements of the method invocation. See also the notation conventions for methods and the List of Screen methods.

%key = screen:ActionKey

[%sfield =] screen:AddField[( [Row= number], [Column= number], - [Width= number], [Color= fieldColor], - [Protected= boolean], [Highlight= highlight], - [Numeric= boolean], [Modified= boolean], - [Invisible= boolean], [Autoskip= boolean], - [Itemid= number], [Value= string])]

%number = screen:Columns

%outscreen = screen:Copy

%currentNum = screen:CursorColumn screen:CursorColumn = newNum

[%num =] screen:CursorItemId

%currentNum = screen:CursorRow screen:CursorRow = newNum

%outscreen = screen:DeepCopy

%currentActionKey = screen:MaxActionKey screen:MaxActionKey = newActionKey

%screen = %(Screen):New

%currentNum = screen:NewFieldColumn screen:NewFieldColumn = newNum

%currentNum = screen:NewFieldRow screen:NewFieldRow = newNum

%currentFieldColor = screen:ProtectedColor screen:ProtectedColor = newFieldColor

%currentHighlight = screen:ProtectedHighlight screen:ProtectedHighlight = newHighlight

[%key =] screen:Read[( [string])]

%number = screen:Rows

%currentFieldColor = screen:UnprotectedColor screen:UnprotectedColor = newFieldColor

%currentHighlight = screen:UnprotectedHighlight screen:UnprotectedHighlight = newHighlight