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Returns the current graphics cursor coordinates or the color attribute of a
specified pixel.
 
POINT {(n%) | (x%,y%)}
 
    ■ (n%)       Indicates the type of coordinate to return:
 
                 n%    Returns
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                 0     The current viewport x coordinate
                 1     The current viewport y coordinate
                 2     The current window x coordinate
                 3     The current window y coordinate
 
    ■ (x%,y%)    The coordinates of the pixel that POINT checks for color.
                     If the coordinates are outside the current viewport,
                     POINT returns -1.
 
Example:
    'This example requires a color graphics adapter.
    SCREEN 1
    LINE (0, 0)-(100, 100), 2
    LOCATE 14, 1
    FOR y% = 1 TO 10
        FOR x% = 1 TO 10
            PRINT POINT(x%, y%);
        NEXT x%
        PRINT
    NEXT y%
 
See Also    ◄COLOR►    ◄PMAP►    ◄SCREEN►    ◄VIEW►    ◄WINDOW►
            ◄Color Attributes and Values►