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cowthink([io,] message::AbstractString; kwargs...)</code></pre><p>Print an ASCII picture of a cow saying/thinking <code>message</code></p><p><strong>Arguments</strong></p><ul><li><code>message::AbstractString</code>: Tell the cow what to say</li></ul><p><strong>Keywords</strong></p><ul><li><code>cow=default</code>: Specify a particular function handle to print the ASCII art. See below for more details on what constitutes a valid function handle.</li><li><code>eyes::AbstractString="oo"</code>: A two-character string to be drawn in for the eyes. Not all cowfiles support this, though.</li><li><code>tongue::AbstractString=""</code>: A two-character string to be drawn in for the tongue. Not all cowfiles support this.</li></ul><p><strong>Example</strong></p><pre><codeclass="language-julia-repl hljs">julia> cowsay("Have you mooed today?")
cowthunk(message::AbstractString; kwargs...)</code></pre><p>Constructs cow art and returns it as a string instead of printing it. See <ahref="#Cowsay.cowsay"><code>cowsay</code></a> for implementation details.</p><p><strong>Example</strong></p><pre><codeclass="language-julia-repl hljs">julia> cowsaid("Have you mooed today?")
" _______________________\n< Have you mooed today? >\n -----------------------\n \\ ^__^\n \\ (oo)\\_______\n (__)\\ )\\/\\\n ||----w |\n || ||\n"</code></pre><pre><codeclass="language-julia-repl hljs">julia> cowthunk("Have I mooed today?")
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