Name
ReadRect
Synopsis
$cons
->ReadRect(left
,top
,right
,bottom
)
Reads the content (characters and attributes) of
the rectangle specified by left
,
top
,
right
, and
bottom
from the console. Returns a
string containing the rectangle read, or undef
on error. You can then pass the
returned variable to WriteRect
to restore the saved
rectangle on screen (or on another console).
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