Read character definition
| OSWord call | Action | Available on: | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| (dec) | (hex) | BBC | Master | Electron | ||
| 10 | 0A | Read character definition | x | x | x | |
This call returns the 8 bytes which define the 8 by 8 matrix of each character.
The call requires a 9 byte parameter block pointed to by the X and Y registers.
The first byte contains the ASCII value of the character definition to be read.
After the call the 8 byte definition is contained in bytes 1 to 8 of the parameter block, with the top row in byte 1 and the bottom row in byte 8.
Last modified October 6, 2021: Move BBC content into subdirectory to allow more bbc content (23080e8)