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author | Marti Bolivar <mbolivar@mit.edu> | 2010-12-21 10:27:37 -0500 |
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committer | Marti Bolivar <mbolivar@mit.edu> | 2010-12-21 10:27:37 -0500 |
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Merge branch 'master' into debug-serialusb.
Chose debug-serialusb version in cases of conflict.
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diff --git a/docs/source/lang/cpp/booleanvariables.rst b/docs/source/lang/cpp/booleanvariables.rst new file mode 100644 index 0000000..6051b8c --- /dev/null +++ b/docs/source/lang/cpp/booleanvariables.rst @@ -0,0 +1,54 @@ +.. highlight:: cpp + +.. _lang-booleanvariables: + +Booleans +======== + +A **boolean** holds one of two values, :ref:`true +<lang-constants-true>` or :ref:`false <lang-constants-false>`. On a +Maple, each boolean variable has type ``bool``. + +.. warning:: + + On an Arduino, the type ``boolean`` is also provided. While the + Maple also has this type for compatibility, **its use is strongly + discouraged**. The ``bool`` type is a standard part of C++, while + ``boolean`` is a non-standard extension that serves no purpose. + +Example +------- + +:: + + int ledPin = 13; // LED on pin 13 + int switchPin = 12; // momentary switch on 12, other side connected to ground + + // running is a boolean variable: + bool running = false; + + void setup() { + pinMode(ledPin, OUTPUT); + pinMode(switchPin, INPUT); + digitalWrite(switchPin, HIGH); // turn on pullup resistor + } + + void loop() { + if (digitalRead(switchPin) == LOW) { + // switch is pressed - pullup keeps pin high normally + delay(100); // delay to debounce switch + running = !running; // toggle running variable + digitalWrite(ledPin, running) // indicate via LED + } + } + +See also +-------- + + +- :ref:`Boolean constants <lang-constants-bool>` +- :ref:`Boolean operators <lang-boolean>` +- :ref:`Variables <lang-variables>` + + +.. include:: cc-attribution.txt |