<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 3.2 Final//EN"> <HTML> <HEAD> <META NAME="GENERATOR" CONTENT="SGML-Tools 1.0.9"> <TITLE> {The S-lang C Library Reference}: SLsmg_write_raw</TITLE> <LINK HREF="cref-37.html" REL=next> <LINK HREF="cref-35.html" REL=previous> <LINK HREF="cref.html#toc36" REL=contents> </HEAD> <BODY> <A HREF="cref-37.html">Next</A> <A HREF="cref-35.html">Previous</A> <A HREF="cref.html#toc36">Contents</A> <HR> <H2><A NAME="SLsmg_write_raw"></A> <A NAME="s36">36. <B>SLsmg_write_raw</B></A></H2> <P> <DL> <DT><B> Synopsis </B><DD><P>Write characters directly to the virtual display <DT><B> Usage </B><DD><P><CODE>unsigned int SLsmg_write_raw (unsigned short *buf, unsigned int len)</CODE> <DT><B> Description </B><DD><P>The <CODE>SLsmg_write_raw</CODE> function attempts to write <CODE>len</CODE> characters specified by <CODE>buf</CODE> to the display at the current position. It returns the number of characters successfully written, which will be less than <CODE>len</CODE> if an attempt is made to write past the right margin. <DT><B> Notes </B><DD><P>The purpose of the pair of functions, <CODE>SLsmg_read_raw</CODE> and <CODE>SLsmg_write_raw</CODE>, is to permit one to copy the contents of one region of the virtual display to another region. <DT><B> See Also </B><DD><P><CODE>SLsmg_read_raw</CODE> </DL> <P> <P> <P> <HR> <A HREF="cref-37.html">Next</A> <A HREF="cref-35.html">Previous</A> <A HREF="cref.html#toc36">Contents</A> </BODY> </HTML>