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LiquidCrystal

## begin()

#### Description

Initializes the interface to the LCD screen, and specifies the dimensions (width and height) of the display. `begin()` needs to be called before any other LCD library commands.

#### Syntax

lcd.begin(cols, rows)

#### Parameters

lcd: a variable of type LiquidCrystal

cols: the number of columns that the display has

rows: the number of rows that the display has
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