createTextArea method

Adds the window setting to the command buffer.

A maximum of up to four windows can be set.

Syntax

	createTextArea(number, x, y, width, height, scrollMode);

Parameter

number

Value	Description
Integer value from 1 to 4	Specifies the window number.

x

Value	Description
Integer value from 1 to 44	Specifies the x-coordinate on the customer display of window origin.

y

Value	Description
Integer value from 1 to 19	Specifies the y-coordinate on the customer display of window origin.

width

Value	Description
Integer value from 1 to 44	Specifies the window width.

height

Value	Description
Integer value from 1 to 19	Specifies the window height.

scrollMode

Value	Description
SCROLL_OVERWRITE	When the current display position is at the rightmost position of the upper line, move the display position to the leftmost position of the lower line. When the current display position is at the rightmost position of the lower line, move the display position to the leftmost position of the upper line. The character currently displayed at the target position will be overwritten.
SCROLL_VERTICAL	When the current display position is at the rightmost position of the upper line, move the display position to the leftmost position of the lower line. When the current display position is at the rightmost position of the lower line, moves the characters currently on the lower line to the upper line, erases the contents of the lower line, and then moves the display position to the leftmost position of the upper line.
SCROLL_HORIZONTAL	When a new character is displayed while the current display position is at the rightmost position, shifts the entire line by one character to the left and displays the new character at the rightmost position. Does not feed the line.

Return value

Return value	Object type
Display object	Display

Exception

Return value	Object type
Parameter " ... " is invalid	Error

Supplementary explanation

When setting an additional window, take care that the already-set window and the setting range on the customer display do not overlap.

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Introduction
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ePOSDevice object
Common to device objects
- callEvent method
OtherPeripheral object
- send method
- onreceive event
Display object
Keyboard object
POSKeyboard object
- onkeypress event
MSR object
- ondata event
Printer object
HybridPrinter2 object
Scanner object
- ondata event
SimpleSerial object
- sendCommand
- oncommandreply event
GermanyFiscalElement object
- operate method
- ongfereceive event
DeviceHubTerminal object
- shutdown method
- restart method
CommBoxManager object
- openCommBox method
- closeCommBox method
CommBox object
ePosDeviceConfiguration object
- Constructor
- getRegisterdDevices method
Appendix
- Error Code List
  - Error Codes acquired in the Callback Parameter and Counteractions
  - Error Codes acquired in the Onreceive Event and Countermeasure
- Key code list
- List of Supported Objects
- List of Supported APIs
- Printer-specific Support Information
  - TM-m10
  - TM-m30
  - TM-m30II
  - TM-m30II-H
  - TM-m30II-NT
  - TM-m30II-S
  - TM-m30II-SL
  - TM-m30III
  - TM-m30III-H
  - TM-m50
  - TM-m50II
  - TM-m50II-H
  - TM-T20II
  - TM-T20III
  - TM-T82III
  - TM-T88VI
  - TM-T88VII
  - TM-L100
  - TM-T70
  - TM-T70II
  - TM-T88IV
  - TM-T88V
  - TM-U220
  - TM-U220II
  - TM-U330
  - TM-P20
  - TM-P20II
  - TM-P60II (Receipt)
  - TM-P60II (Peeler)
  - TM-P80
  - TM-P80II
  - TM-H6000V
  - TM-T20II-i
  - TM-T70-i
  - TM-T82II-i
  - TM-T83II-i
  - TM-T88V-i
  - TM-T88VI-iHUB
  - TM-U220-i
  - TM-U220IIB-i
  - TM-T70II-DT
  - TM-T70II-DT2
  - TM-T88V-DT
  - TM-T88VI-DT2
  - TM-H6000IV-DT
  - TM-T20
  - TM-T82II
  - TM-T83II
  - TM-T90
  - TM-L90
  - TM-H6000IV
- Usage restriction by firmware version