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+.. highlight:: cpp
+
 .. _lang-waitforbuttonpress:
 
 waitForButtonPress()
 ====================
 
-Wait for the board's built-in button (labeled BUT on the silkscreen)
-to be pressed, possibly with timeout.
+Wait for the board's built-in button to be pressed, possibly with
+timeout.  The button is labeled "BUT" on the board's silkscreen.  Its
+pin number is the constant :ref:`BOARD_BUTTON_PIN
+<lang-board-values-but>`.
 
 Library Documentation
 ---------------------
 
 .. doxygenfunction:: waitForButtonPress
 
+
+Example
+-------
+
+.. _lang-waitforbuttonpress-example:
+
+This example sets up the board's button pin as an input, then prints a
+message very time the button is pressed.
+
+::
+
+    void setup() {
+        pinMode(BOARD_BUTTON_PIN, INPUT);
+    }
+
+    void loop() {
+        waitForButtonPress();
+        SerialUSB.println("You pressed the button!");
+    }
+
 See Also
 --------