Available on: all targets
See also: BITMAP (constant)

SCREEN (constant)

Retrieves a bitmask with screen characteristics, such as whether or not TILE or BITMAP mode is available.

^ BIT POSITION ^ SYMBOL ^ MEANING ^ | 0 | TILEMAP | Is tilemap native? | | 1 | BITMAP | Is bitmap native? |

This can be verified with a simple bitwise comparison.



The SCREEN constant represents the capabilities of video chipset.

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SYNTAX

 ... = SCREEN
 = SCREEN


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  • id : identifier
  • type : datatype
  • v : value
  • "..." : string
  • [...] : optional

EXAMPLE

 IF SCREEN IS TILEMAP THEN: PRINT "tilemap is native!": ENDIF
 IF BIT BITMAP OF SCREEN THEN: PRINT "bitmap is available!": ENDIF


Used in:

ABBREVIATION: Sc

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