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LiquidCrystal

print()

Description

Prints text to the LCD.

Syntax

lcd.print(data)
lcd.print(data, BASE)

Parameters

lcd: a variable of type LiquidCrystal

data: the data to print (char, byte, int, long, or string)

BASE (optional): the base in which to print numbers: BIN for binary (base 2), DEC for decimal (base 10), OCT for octal (base 8), HEX for hexadecimal (base 16).

Returns

byte
print() will return the number of bytes written, though reading that number is optional

Example

#include <LiquidCrystal.h>

LiquidCrystal lcd(12, 11, 10, 5, 4, 3, 2);

void setup()
{
  lcd.print("hello, world!");
}

void loop() {}
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