TERMHEIGHT Function

TERMHEIGHT

Returns the height of the current terminal, measured in character rows.

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Examples

PRINT "Terminal height = "; TERMHEIGHT

REM Draw a border along the bottom of the screen
CURSOR 1, TERMHEIGHT
PRINT STRING$(TERMWIDTH, "-")

REM Centre text vertically
midY = TERMHEIGHT / 2
CURSOR 1, midY
PRINT "Hello, world!"

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Notes

• Value is returned as an integer ≥ 1.
• Useful for positioning with CURSOR.
• Works together with TERMWIDTH to adapt output to the current terminal size.

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See also: TERMWIDTH · CURSOR · CURRENTX · CURRENTY