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begin

Description

Must be called to initialize the Arduino GLCD screen before drawing anything.

Syntax

screen.begin()

Parameters

none

Returns

none

Example

#include <SPI.h>
#include <TFT.h>            // Arduino LCD library #define cs   10
#define dc   9
#define rst  8 TFT screen = TFT(cs, dc, rst) ; void setup ( ) {
  // initialize the screen
  screen.begin ( ) ;   // make the background white
  screen.background ( 255 , 255 , 255 ) ;
} void loop ( ) { }

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