/// <summary>
/// Writes character and attribute information to a rectangular portion of the screen buffer.
/// </summary>
/// <param name="bufferName">Name of the buffer to write from.</param>
/// <param name="bufferX">Column position of the first character to be written from the array.</param>
/// <param name="bufferY">Row position of the first character to be written from the array.</param>
/// <param name="left">Column position of the top-left corner of the screen buffer area where characters are to be written.</param>
/// <param name="top">Row position of the top-left corner of the screen buffer area where characters are to be written.</param>
/// <param name="right">Column position of the bottom-right corner of the screen buffer area where characters are to be written.</param>
/// <param name="bottom">Row position of the bottom-right corner of the screen buffer area where characters are to be written.</param>
public static void WriteBuffer(string bufferName, int bufferX, int bufferY, int left, int top, int right, int bottom)
{
CheckBuffer(bufferName);
var buffer = buffers[bufferName];
var bufferSize = new CoordInternal (buffer.GetLength(1), buffer.GetLength(0));
var bufferPos = new CoordInternal(bufferX, bufferY);
var writeRegion = new RectInternal(left, top, right, bottom);
WinCon.WriteConsoleOutput(ZOutput.hConsoleOutput, buffer, bufferSize, bufferPos, writeRegion);
}
/// <summary>
/// Reads a rectangular block of character and attribute information from the screen buffer into the passed array.
/// </summary>
/// <param name="bufferName">Name of the buffer to read to.</param>
/// <param name="bufferX">The column position in the array where the first character is to be placed.</param>
/// <param name="bufferY">The row position in the array where the first character is to be placed.</param>
/// <param name="left">Column position of the top-left corner of the screen buffer area from which characters are to be read.</param>
/// <param name="top">Row position of the top-left corner of the screen buffer area from which characters are to be read.</param>
/// <param name="right">Column position of the bottom-right corner of the screen buffer area from which characters are to be read.</param>
/// <param name="bottom">Row position of the bottom-right corner of the screen buffer area from which characters are to be read.</param>
public static void ReadBuffer(string bufferName, int bufferX, int bufferY, int left, int top, int right, int bottom)
{
var buffer = new ZCharInfo[bottom-top+1,right-left+1];
var bufferSize = new CoordInternal(buffer.GetLength(1), buffer.GetLength(0));
var bufferPos = new CoordInternal(bufferX, bufferY);
var readRegion = new RectInternal(left, top, right, bottom);
WinCon.ReadConsoleOutput(ZOutput.hConsoleOutput, buffer, bufferSize, bufferPos, readRegion);
if (buffers.ContainsKey(bufferName))
{
buffers[bufferName] = buffer;
}
else
{
buffers.Add(bufferName, buffer);
}
}
