[NXC] Improve Help File

[muntoo]

Here you can post examples, fixes, etc for the NXC Help File. Hopefully, John Hansen will update the help file to accommodate your improvements.

For example, ex_SetVMRunState.nxc, contains the following at the moment this post was written:

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SetVMRunState(0); // stopped

Not too helpful, eh? Try your hand at improving it. This is a little better:

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SetVMRunState(UI_VM_IDLE); // stopped

*Disclaimer: I don't really understand what this code does.

There's many of these types of "examples" ** out there:

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y = ceil(x);

Could be improved to:

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float a = ceil(3.01);
// a == 4.0
float b = ceil(3.14);
// b == 4.0
float c = ceil(3.99);
// c == 4.0
float d = ceil(4.0);
// d == 4.0

** Not critisising anyone, least of all John.

[muntoo]

Switch the descriptions of UI_VM_RESET1 and UI_VM_RESET2.

[afanofosc]

I will certainly take these contributions and use them to improve the NXC help. Thanks!

It might also be helpful to email me replacement sample code files (e.g., ex_FUNCTIONNAME.nxc) directly or post them as attachments that I can simply download and rename from .txt to .nxc or something like that.

John Hansen

[muntoo]

[This post provides an example, and also defines the format for future posts of example files.]


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ex_SetLongAbort.zip

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Notes:
This program example [and variations] can be used in more than one API call example.


[Optional code snippet.]
ex_SetLongAbort.nxc:

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task main()
{
	// Set exit button to end program only if it is pressed for longer than 2 seconds
#ifdef __ENHANCED_FIRMWARE
	SetLongAbort(true);
	// is equivalent to
	SetAbortFlag(BTNSTATE_LONG_PRESSED_EV);
#endif

	while(true)
	{
		ClearScreen();
		// Display on NXT Screen: "Press the exit button longer (for 2 seconds) to exit"
		TextOut(0, LCD_LINE1, "Press the exit", 0);
		TextOut(0, LCD_LINE2, "button longer", 0);
		TextOut(0, LCD_LINE3, "(for 2 seconds)", 0);
		TextOut(0, LCD_LINE4, "to exit.", 0);
		
		
		// Display number of times the user has pressed the exit button (for less than 2 seconds)
		NumOut(0, LCD_LINE8, ButtonPressCount(BTNEXIT), 0);
		
		
		// Wait until user presses and releases exit button before continuing loop
		while(!(ButtonPressed(BTNEXIT, 0)));
		while(ButtonPressed(BTNEXIT, 0));
	}
}

[Optional extra attachment at bottom.]

ex_SetLongAbort.zip

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