Difference between revisions of "Semicolon"

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The semicolon is used in a PRINT statement to stop the cursor immediately following the printed value so that another value can be appended.

Usage: PRINT "Value ="; value1; value2; value3

1234 5678 9012

Numerical values printed will include a space before and after each value printed.
Use the WRITE statement to print values with only commas between the values and no spacing.
Use a semicolon after text that will be printed on the last two text rows of a screen mode to prevent screen rolling.
INPUT statements can use the semicolon before the text to prevent screen rolling. INPUT ; "text or question"; variable.
A semicolon after the text will create a question mark and space after the INPUT text question. Use a comma for statements.
NOTE: Semicolons can NOT be used to combine string variables in a string variable definition!
Use the + concatenation operator to combine string variable definition values only!

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-* Numerical values [[PRINT|printed]] will include a space before and after each value printed. * Use the [[WRITE]] statement to print values with only commas between the values.
+* Numerical values [[PRINT|printed]] will include a space before and after each value printed.
+* Use the [[WRITE]] statement to print values with only commas between the values and no spacing.
 * Use a semicolon after text that will be [[PRINT|printed]] on the last two text rows of a [[SCREEN (statement)|screen mode]] to prevent screen rolling.
 * [[INPUT]] statements can use the semicolon '''before''' the text to prevent screen rolling. '''INPUT ; "text or question"; variable'''.