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diff --git a/docs/source/language.rst b/docs/source/language.rst index d340aec..ea841f5 100644 --- a/docs/source/language.rst +++ b/docs/source/language.rst @@ -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) | | | |