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ReadChar

$

cons


->ReadChar(
[

number

, 

col

, 

row

]
)

Reads the specified number of consecutive characters from the console, beginning at col and row . Returns a string containing the characters read, or undef on error. You can then pass the returned variable to WriteChar to restore the saved characters on screen.


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