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<p class='vspace'></p><h2><span class='wikiword'>LiquidCrystal</span>()</h2>
<h4>Description</h4>
<p>Creates a variable of type <span class='wikiword'>LiquidCrystal</span>.  The display can be controlled using 4 or 8 data lines.  If the former, omit the pin numbers for d0 to d3 and leave those lines unconnected.  The RW pin can be tied to ground instead of connected to a pin on the Arduino; if so, omit it from this function's parameters.
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<p class='vspace'></p><h4>Syntax</h4>
<p><span class='wikiword'>LiquidCrystal</span>(rs, enable, d4, d5, d6, d7) <br /><span class='wikiword'>LiquidCrystal</span>(rs, rw, enable, d4, d5, d6, d7) <br /><span class='wikiword'>LiquidCrystal</span>(rs, enable, d0, d1, d2, d3, d4, d5, d6, d7) <br /><span class='wikiword'>LiquidCrystal</span>(rs, rw, enable, d0, d1, d2, d3, d4, d5, d6, d7)
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<p class='vspace'></p><h4>Parameters</h4>
<p>rs: the number of the Arduino pin that is connected to the RS pin on the LCD
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<p class='vspace'></p><p>rw: the number of the Arduino pin that is connected to the RW pin on the LCD (<em>optional</em>)
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<p class='vspace'></p><p>enable: the number of the Arduino pin that is connected to the enable pin on the LCD
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<p class='vspace'></p><p>d0, d1, d2, d3, d4, d5, d6, d7: the numbers of the Arduino pins that are connected to the corresponding data pins on the LCD.  d0, d1, d2, and d3 are optional; if omitted, the LCD will be controlled using only the four data lines (d4, d5, d6, d7).
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<p class='vspace'></p><h4>Example</h4>
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#include &lt;LiquidCrystal.h&gt;

LiquidCrystal lcd(12, 11, 10, 5, 4, 3, 2);

void setup()
{
  lcd.print("hello, world!");
}

void loop() {}

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