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@@ -10,6 +10,9 @@ The Maple can be programmed in the `Wiring
<http://www.wiring.org.co/reference/>`_ language, which is the same
language used to program the `Arduino <http://arduino.cc/>`_ boards.
+.. TODO Wiring tutorial -- just describe setup()/loop(), then link to
+.. some of the the bajillion external tutorials
+
C or C++ programmers curious about the differences between the Wiring
language and C++ may wish to skip to the
:ref:`arduino_c_for_c_hackers`.
@@ -25,6 +28,21 @@ Maple Language Reference
The following table summarizes the available core language features.
A more exhaustive index is available at the :ref:`language-index`.
+**Looking for something else?**
+
+- See the :ref:`libraries` for extra built-in libraries for dealing
+ with different kinds of hardware.
+
+.. FIXME mention Maple Native supports malloc(), free(), operator
+.. new(), and operator delete(), when that is a true thing to say.
+
+- If you're looking for something from the C standard library (like
+ ``atoi()``, for instance): the :ref:`CodeSourcery GCC compiler
+ <arm-gcc>` used to compile your programs is configured to link
+ against `newlib <http://sourceware.org/newlib/>`_, and allows the
+ use of any of its header files. However, dynamic memory allocation
+ (``malloc()``, etc.) is not available.
+
+--------------------------------------------+----------------------------------------------+---------------------------------------------------+
| Structure | Variables | Functions |
| | | |
@@ -40,13 +58,13 @@ A more exhaustive index is available at the :ref:`language-index`.
| |* :ref:`true <lang-constants-true>` | |* :ref:`togglePin() <lang-togglepin>` |
|* :ref:`for <lang-for>` | :ref:`false <lang-constants-false>` | |
| | |* :ref:`toggleLED() <lang-toggleled>` |
-|* :ref:`switch/case <lang-switchcase>` |* :ref:`BOARD_LED_PIN <lang-constants-led>` | | |
-| | :ref:`BOARD_BUTTON_PIN <lang-constants-but>`|* :ref:`isButtonPressed() <lang-isbuttonpressed>` |
-|* :ref:`while <lang-while>` | | |
-| |* :ref:`Constants |* :ref:`waitForButtonPress() |
-|* :ref:`do...while <lang-dowhile>` | <lang-constants>` (:ref:`integers | <lang-waitforbuttonpress>` |
-| | <lang-constants-integers>`, :ref:`floating | |
-|* :ref:`break <lang-break>` | point <lang-constants-fp>`) |**Analog I/O** |
+|* :ref:`switch/case <lang-switchcase>` |* :ref:`Constants | |
+| | <lang-constants>` (:ref:`integers |* :ref:`isButtonPressed() <lang-isbuttonpressed>` |
+|* :ref:`while <lang-while>` | <lang-constants-integers>`, :ref:`floating | |
+| | point <lang-constants-fp>`) |* :ref:`waitForButtonPress() |
+|* :ref:`do...while <lang-dowhile>` | | <lang-waitforbuttonpress>` |
+| |* :ref:`Board-specific values | |
+|* :ref:`break <lang-break>` | <lang-board-values>` |**Analog I/O** |
| | | |
|* :ref:`continue <lang-continue>` |**Data Types** |* :ref:`analogRead() <lang-analogread>` |
| | | |
@@ -76,7 +94,7 @@ A more exhaustive index is available at the :ref:`language-index`.
|**Arithmetic Operators** | <lang-int>` | |
| | |* :ref:`delayMicroseconds() |
|* :ref:`= <lang-assignment>` |* ``unsigned long`` (4 bytes), synonym for | <lang-delaymicroseconds>` |
-| (assignment operator) | :ref:`unsigned int <lang-unsignedint>` | |
+| (assignment) | :ref:`unsigned int <lang-unsignedint>` | |
| | | |
|* :ref:`+ <lang-arithmetic>` (addition) |* :ref:`long long <lang-longlong>` (8 bytes) |**Math** |
| | | |
@@ -153,13 +171,13 @@ A more exhaustive index is available at the :ref:`language-index`.
| | | |
|* :ref:`++ <lang-increment>` | |* :ref:`Serial <lang-serial>` |
| (increment) | | |
-| | |**Looking for something else?** |
+| | | |
|* :ref:`- - <lang-increment>` | | |
-| (decrement) | | See the :ref:`libraries` page for interfacing with|
-| | | particular types of hardware. Maple links |
-|* :ref:`+= <lang-compoundarithmetic>` | | against `newlib <http://sourceware.org/newlib/>`_ |
-| (compound add) | | and allows the use of any of its functions; see |
-| | | its documentation for more details. |
+| (decrement) | | |
+| | | |
+|* :ref:`+= <lang-compoundarithmetic>` | | |
+| (compound add) | | |
+| | | |
|* :ref:`-= | | |
| <lang-compoundarithmetic>` (compound | | |
| subtract) | | |