84PCE:Syscalls:0207C8

Synopsis

Hypothesized Official Name: PutPS

Syscall Address: 0207C8h

Displays a string, with the length prepended, pointed to by HL on the homescreen at the coordinates indicated by curRow and curCol in large font format.

Inputs

See also: PutMap

• HL : pointer to the start of the string, prepended by the length, to be displayed
• (curRow, curCol) : coordinates of the first character of the string in rows and columns (not pixels)

Outputs

• Text printed at (curRow, curCol) on the homescreen.
• HL points to the character after the string.
• (curRow) and (curCol) updated

Destroys

See also: PutMap

• F

Example

  call _HomeUp
  call _ClrLCDFull
  ld hl, StringToDisplay-1
  jp _PutPS
StringToDisplay:
  .db 12, "Hello World!"