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PRINT
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<div class="black"><font size="-2"><b>Syntax</b></font></div>
<pre class="syntax"><b>PRINT</b> [ <b>#</b> <u>hStream</u> <b>,</b> ] <u>Expression</u> [ { <b>;</b> | <b>;;</b> | <b>,</b> } <u>Expression</u> ... ] [ { <b>;</b> | <b>;;</b> | <b>,</b> }  ]</pre><p>

Prints expressions to the <a href="../def/stream+en">stream</a> <u>hStream</u>.
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If <u>hStream</u> is not specified, then the standard output is used.
The standard output can be redirected by the <a href="outputto+en">OUTPUT TO</a> statement.
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The expressions are converted to strings by the <a href="str+en">Str$</a> function.
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<li>If there is no semi-colon nor comma after the last expression, an end-of-line is printed after the last expression.
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The end-of-line delimiter can be defined with the <a href="../comp/gb/stream/endofline+en">Stream.EndOfLine</a> property.
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<li>If the semi-colon is doubled, then a space character is printed between the expressions.
<li>If a comma is used instead of a semi-colon, then a tab character (<a href="../def/ascii+en">ASCII</a> code 9) is printed to separate the expressions.
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<hr><b>See also</b><br>
<a href="../cat/stream+en">Stream &amp; Input/Output functions</a>&nbsp; <a href="../comp/gb/stream/endofline+en">Stream.EndOfLine</a>&nbsp;

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