drawbox

#drawbox

##Syntax drawbox (x1, y1, x2, y2, Color : int)

##Description The drawbox procedure is used to draw a box on the screen with bottom left and top right corners of (x1, y1) to (x2, y2) using the specified Color.

##Example This program draws a large box, reaching to each corner of the screen using color number 1. The maxx and maxy functions are used to determine the maximum x and y values on the screen. The point (0,0) is the left bottom of the screen and (maxx, maxy) is the right top.

    setscreen ("graphics")
    drawbox (0, 0, maxx, maxy, 1)

##Details The meaning of the Color number depends on the current palette. See the palette statement.

The screen should be in a "graphics" mode. See the setscreen procedure for details. If the screen is not in a "graphics" mode, it will automatically be set to "graphics" mode.

##See also setscreen.html, maxx.html, maxy.html and the various draw� procedures.