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The [[_CONTROLCHR (function)|_CONTROLCHR]] function returns the current state of the [[_CONTROLCHR]] statement as -1 when OFF and 0 when ON.


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:{{Parameter|status%}} = [[_CONTROLCHR (function)|_CONTROLCHR]]


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* The function requires no parameters.
* Default return is 0 when the _CONTROLCHR statement has never been used previous to a function read.
* When the statement has been use to turn OFF control characters, the characters can be printed as text without screen formatting.


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* [[_CONTROLCHR]]
* [[CHR$]], [[ASC]]
* [[INKEY$]], [[_KEYHIT]]
* [[ASCII]] {{text|(codes)}}



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