Display

_A specialized element that provides direct access to ComputerCraft's Window API. _ It acts as a canvas where you can use standard CC terminal operations, making it ideal for:- Integration with existing CC programs and APIs- Custom drawing operations- Terminal emulation- Complex text manipulationThe Display maintains its own terminal buffer and can be manipulated using familiar CC terminal methods.

Extends: VisualElement

Usage

-- Create a display for a custom terminal
local display = main:addDisplay()
:setSize(30, 10)
:setPosition(2, 2)

-- Get the window object for CC API operations
local win = display:getWindow()

-- Use standard CC terminal operations
win.setTextColor(colors.yellow)
win.setBackgroundColor(colors.blue)
win.clear()
win.setCursorPos(1, 1)
win.write("Hello World!")

-- Or use the helper method
display:write(1, 2, "Direct write", colors.red, colors.black)

-- Useful for external APIs
local paintutils = require("paintutils")
paintutils.drawLine(1, 1, 10, 1, colors.red, win)

Functions

Method	Returns	Description
Display:getWindow	table	Gets the CC window instance
Display:write	Display	Writes colored text to the display

Display:getWindow()

Retrieves the underlying ComputerCraft window object

Returns

• table window A CC window object with all standard terminal methods

Display:write(x, y, text, fg?, bg?)

Writes text directly to the display with optional colors

Parameters

• x number X position (1-based)
• y number Y position (1-based)
• text string Text to write
• fg (optional) colors Foreground color (optional)
• bg (optional) colors Background color (optional)

Returns

• Display self For method chaining