new BlockPyPrinter(main, tag)
An object for managing the console where printing and plotting is outputed.
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Parameters:
| Name | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
main |
Object | The main BlockPy instance |
tag |
HTMLElement | The HTML object this is attached to. |
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Methods
getConfiguration() → {Object}
Update and return the current configuration of the printer. This
involves calculating its size, among other operations.
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Returns:
Returns an object with information about the printer.
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print(lineText)
Print a successful line to the on-screen printer.
Parameters:
| Name | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
lineText |
String | A line of text to be printed out. |
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printHtml(html, value)
Prints a successful HTML blob to the printer. This is typically charts,
but it can actually be any kind of HTML. This will probably be useful for
doing Turtle and Processing stuff down the road.
Parameters:
| Name | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
html |
HTML | A blob of HTML to render in the tag |
value |
Anything | a value to push on the outputList for comparison. For instance, on charts this is typically the data of the chart. |
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resetPrinter()
Reset the status of the printer, including removing any text in it and
fixing its size.
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stepPrinter(step, page)
Updates each printed element in the printer and makes it hidden
or visible, depending on what step we're on.
Parameters:
| Name | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
step |
Number | The current step of the executed program that we're on; each element in the printer must be marked with a "data-step" property to resolve this. |
page |
Number | Deprecated, not sure what this even does. |
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