Perl in a Nutshell, 2nd Edition

Name

Info

Synopsis

$cons->Info

Returns an array of information about the console, which contains:

• Number of columns (X size) of the console buffer

• Number of rows (Y size) of the console buffer

• Current column (X position) of the cursor

• Current row (Y position) of the cursor

• Current attribute used for Write

• Left column (X of the starting point) of the current console window

• Top row (Y of the starting point) of the current console window

• Right column (X of the final point) of the current console window

• Bottom row (Y of the final point) of the current console window

• Maximum number of columns for the console window, given the current buffer size, font, and screen size

• Maximum number of rows for the console window, given the current buffer size, font, and screen size

This example prints the cursor’s current position:

@info = $CONSOLE->Info(  );
print "Cursor at $info[3], $info[4].0";