Function outputString [src]

Writes a string to the output device. Returns true if the string was successfully written, false if an unknown glyph was encountered.

Prototype

pub fn outputString(self: *SimpleTextOutput, msg: [*:0]const u16) OutputStringError!bool

Parameters

self: *SimpleTextOutputmsg: [*:0]const u16

Possible Errors

DeviceError

Unexpected UnexpectedError

Unsupported

Source

  pub fn outputString(self: *SimpleTextOutput, msg: [*:0]const u16) OutputStringError!bool {
    switch (self._output_string(self, msg)) {
        .success => return true,
        .warn_unknown_glyph => return false,
        .device_error => return Error.DeviceError,
        .unsupported => return Error.Unsupported,
        else => |status| return uefi.unexpectedStatus(status),
    }
}  