getx

Syntax

#include <graphics.h>
int getx(void);

Description

getx finds the current graphics position's x-coordinate. The value is viewport-relative.

Return Value

getx returns the x-coordinate of the current position.

See also

getmaxx

getviewsettings

gety

moveto

Example

/* getx example */ 

#include <graphics.h>
#include <stdlib.h>
#include <stdio.h>
#include <conio.h>

int main(void)
{
   /* request autodetection */
   int gdriver = DETECT, gmode, errorcode;
   char msg[80];


   /* initialize graphics and local variables */
   initgraph(&gdriver, &gmode, "");

   /* read result of initialization */
   errorcode = graphresult();
   if (errorcode != grOk) {  /* an error occurred */
      printf("Graphics error: %s\n", grapherrormsg(errorcode));

      printf("Press any key to halt:");
      getch();
      exit(1);               /* terminate with an error code */
   }

   /* move to the screen center point */
   moveto(getmaxx() / 2, getmaxy() / 2);

   /* create a message string */
   sprintf(msg, "<-(%d, %d) is the here.", getx(), gety());

   /* display the message */
   outtext(msg);

   /* clean up */
   getch();
   closegraph();
   return 0;
}