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TEXALIGN

TEXALIGN


Finds the horizontal and vertical alignment of the text string

Operating States: GKOP, SGOP, WSAC, WSOP
Return Codes: 0, 8

Syntax
Description
Argument Definitions
See Also

Syntax

CALL GASK('TEXALIGN', halign, valign, return-code-variable);

Description

The GASK('TEXALIGN', . . . ) routine returns the current horizontal and vertical text alignment. If no values have been previously selected with the GSET('TEXALIGN', . . . ) function, GASK('TEXALIGN', . . . ) returns the default value NORMAL for both halign and valign.

Argument Definitions

halign character variable name; indicates the horizontal alignment set by the GSET('TEXALIGN', . . . ) function; returns one of the following values:

  • CENTER

  • LEFT

  • NORMAL

  • RIGHT.

valign character variable name; indicates the vertical alignment set by the GSET('TEXALIGN', . . . ) function; returns one of the following values:

  • BASE

  • BOTTOM

  • HALF

  • NORMAL

  • TOP.

return-code-variable numeric variable name; returns the return code of the routine call.
See Also

GASK('TEXPATH', . . . ) routine
GASK('TEXUP', . . . ) routine
GSET('TEXALIGN', . . . ) function


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