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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