# DrawText8

Draws a text character to the display window.

### Synopsis

`Err DrawText8 (GrafCon *gcon,Item bitmapItem,uint8 *text)`

### Description

This call plots the specified text string to the window of the display. It accepts an 8-bit null-terminated text string and calls `DrawChar()` to plot each text character.

### Arguments

gcon
  A pointer to a GrafCon structure for pen position information.

bitmapItem
  An item number for the bitmap to receive the rendering.

text
  An 8-bit null-terminated text string to be printed to the display's window.

### Return Value

The call returns 0 if successful or an error code (a negative value) if an error occurs.

### Implementation

Folio call implemented in Graphics folio V20.

### Associated Files

graphics.h, graphics.lib

### See Also

``DrawChar`(), DrawText16()`