Printer.newPage - Revision history

MKlegoman357 at 17:29, 9 April 2014

2014-04-09T17:29:35Z

MKlegoman357: Expanded and fixed

2014-04-08T18:15:15Z

Expanded and fixed

AfterLifeLochie: Corrected mapping from "Boolean" to "Boolean (type)"

2012-11-30T13:48:21Z

Corrected mapping from "Boolean" to "Boolean (type)"

Pinkishu: -> printer api

2012-11-30T10:03:39Z

-> printer api

AfterLifeLochie: Moved to CAT:LuaCoreFunctions

2012-11-28T18:50:23Z

Moved to CAT:LuaCoreFunctions

Thesbros: Undo revision 3198 by 99.195.16.60 (talk)

2012-09-26T17:30:59Z

Undo revision 3198 by 99.195.16.60 (talk)

99.195.16.60 at 13:48, 26 September 2012

2012-09-26T13:48:35Z

Thesbros at 02:12, 26 September 2012

2012-09-26T02:12:30Z

Jdc1197: Created page with "{{lowercase}} {{Function |name=printer.newPage |args=none |returns=(boolean) If the page creation was succesful. |api=none |addon=ComputerCraft |desc=Creates a new..."

2012-09-26T00:07:22Z

Created page with "{{lowercase}} {{Function |name=printer.newPage |args=none |returns=(boolean) If the page creation was succesful. |api=none |addon=ComputerCraft |desc=Creates a new..."

New page

{{lowercase}}
{{Function
|name=printer.newPage
|args=none
|returns=[[boolean|(boolean)]] If the page creation was succesful.
|api=none
|addon=ComputerCraft
|desc=Creates a new page to be printed.
|examples=
{{Example
|desc= Creates a new page.
|code=printer.newPage()
|output=none
}}
}}

@@ Line 1: / Line 1: @@
 {{lowercase}}
 {{Function
-|name=printer.newPage
+|name=''printer''.newPage
 |returns={{type|boolean}} was the page created successfully?
 |api=printer

@@ Line 2: / Line 2: @@
 {{Function
 |name=printer.newPage
-|args=none
+|returns={{type|boolean}} was the page created successfully?
-|returns=[[boolean_(type)|boolean]] If the page creation was successful.
 |api=printer
 |addon=ComputerCraft
-|desc=Creates a new page to be printed.
+|desc=Creates a new page to be printed. '''This function ''must'' be called ''before'' doing anything with the page'''.<br/><br/>This function will return false if there is no paper to print on or if there is no ink to print with. It is also possible to print on already printed page allowing to print the first part of the page in one color, another part in another color and so on. After creating a new page the cursor position of new page is reset back to (1, 1).<br/><br/>'''Note:''' if there is already created but not printed page running this function will print that page and create a new one, ''but only if'' there is any paper and ink in the printer and if there is any space left to print the page.
 |examples=
 {{Example
-|desc= Creates a new page.
+|desc=Creates a new page, writes "Hello world!" on it and prints it.
-|code=print(printer.newPage())
+|code=local printer = [[peripheral.wrap]]("left")<br/><br/>local success = printer.newPage()<br/><br/>if success then<br/>  [[printer.write]]("Hello world!")<br/>  [[printer.endPage]]()<br/>  <br/>  print("Page was printed successfully.")<br/>else<br/>  error("Page could not be created. Check if there is any paper and ink in the printer.")<br/>end
-|output=true if the page creation was successful, otherwise false
+|output=Prints whether or not the page was created and printed.
 }}
 }}
 [[Category:Lua_Core_Functions]]

@@ Line 3: / Line 3: @@
 |name=printer.newPage
 |args=none
-|returns=[[boolean|(boolean)]] If the page creation was successful.
+|returns=[[boolean_(type)|boolean]] If the page creation was successful.
 |api=printer
 |addon=ComputerCraft

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	}}		}}
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		+	[[Category:Lua_Core_Functions]]

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 |desc= Creates a new page.
 |code=print(printer.newPage())
-|output=True if the page creation was successful, otherwise false
+|output=true if the page creation was successful, otherwise false
 }}
 }}