Difference between revisions of "OSBYTE &87"

From BeebWiki
Jump to: navigation, search
(Added code to read full shadow MODE number.)
(faster call)
 
(One intermediate revision by one other user not shown)
Line 1: Line 1:
 
[[Category:OSBYTE]]
 
[[Category:OSBYTE]]
OSBYTE &87 (135) - Character at text cursor and screen MODE. Called by BASIC's =MODE function.
+
OSBYTE &87 (135) - Character at text cursor and screen MODE. Called by BASIC's
 +
'''=[[MODE]]''' function.
  
 
     On exit X=character at current cursor position (or 0 if unreadable)
 
     On exit X=character at current cursor position (or 0 if unreadable)
Line 6: Line 7:
  
 
The returned value does not give the shadow MODE bit. The following code will
 
The returned value does not give the shadow MODE bit. The following code will
return the full MODE number that can be used with the MODE command to re-select
+
return the full MODE number that can be used with the '''[[MODE]]''' command
the same mode:
+
to re-select the same mode:
  
     mode%=(FNfx(&87,0)DIV256) OR ((FNfx(&75,0)AND&10)DIV32)
+
     mode%=(FNfx(&87,0)DIV256) OR ((FNfx(&75,0)AND&10)*8)
 
     ...
 
     ...
 
     DEFFNfx(A%,X%):LOCAL Y%:Y%=X%DIV256:=((USR&FFF4)AND&FFFF00)DIV256
 
     DEFFNfx(A%,X%):LOCAL Y%:Y%=X%DIV256:=((USR&FFF4)AND&FFFF00)DIV256
Line 18: Line 19:
 
     LDA #&87:JSR OSBYTE  :\ Read current MODE
 
     LDA #&87:JSR OSBYTE  :\ Read current MODE
 
     TYA:ASL A:PLP:ROR A  :\ Move shadow flag into bit 7
 
     TYA:ASL A:PLP:ROR A  :\ Move shadow flag into bit 7
 +
 +
According to the B+ User Guide, the call typically takes 120 microseconds.
 +
To save time, the base mode number can be obtained without character
 +
recognition by calling [[OSBYTE &A0]] with X=&55.
  
 
==See Also==
 
==See Also==
 +
* [[MODE]]
 +
* [[OSBYTE &75]]
 +
* [[OSBYTE &A0]]
 +
* [[Reading screen mode]]
 +
* [[Paging in video memory]]
 
* http://mdfs.net/Docs/Comp/BBC/Osbyte80
 
* http://mdfs.net/Docs/Comp/BBC/Osbyte80
  
 
[[User:Jgharston|Jgharston]] 22:01, 26 May 2009 (UTC)
 
[[User:Jgharston|Jgharston]] 22:01, 26 May 2009 (UTC)
 
[[User:Jgharston|Jgharston]] ([[User talk:Jgharston|talk]]) 08:08, 28 December 2016 (UTC)
 
[[User:Jgharston|Jgharston]] ([[User talk:Jgharston|talk]]) 08:08, 28 December 2016 (UTC)
 +
[[User:Jgharston|Jgharston]] ([[User talk:Jgharston|talk]]) 23:39, 4 February 2017 (UTC)

Latest revision as of 11:17, 31 March 2021

OSBYTE &87 (135) - Character at text cursor and screen MODE. Called by BASIC's =MODE function.

   On exit X=character at current cursor position (or 0 if unreadable)
           Y=current mode number (shadow modes DO NOT return with bit 7 set)

The returned value does not give the shadow MODE bit. The following code will return the full MODE number that can be used with the MODE command to re-select the same mode:

   mode%=(FNfx(&87,0)DIV256) OR ((FNfx(&75,0)AND&10)*8)
   ...
   DEFFNfx(A%,X%):LOCAL Y%:Y%=X%DIV256:=((USR&FFF4)AND&FFFF00)DIV256
   LDA #&75:JSR OSBYTE   :\ Read VDU status
   TXA:AND #&10:CMP #&10 :\ Test shadow flag in bit 4
   PHP                   :\ Save shadow flag in Carry
   LDA #&87:JSR OSBYTE   :\ Read current MODE
   TYA:ASL A:PLP:ROR A   :\ Move shadow flag into bit 7

According to the B+ User Guide, the call typically takes 120 microseconds. To save time, the base mode number can be obtained without character recognition by calling OSBYTE &A0 with X=&55.

See Also

Jgharston 22:01, 26 May 2009 (UTC) Jgharston (talk) 08:08, 28 December 2016 (UTC) Jgharston (talk) 23:39, 4 February 2017 (UTC)