From d9cbd78e29d42e70bb46641dd43ee0772c8c975f Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Marti Bolivar Date: Sun, 28 Nov 2010 11:23:33 -0500 Subject: reorganized all the arduino/ docs into a lang/ subdirectory since they're properly CC attributed now. --- source/arduino/define.rst | 56 ----------------------------------------------- 1 file changed, 56 deletions(-) delete mode 100644 source/arduino/define.rst (limited to 'source/arduino/define.rst') diff --git a/source/arduino/define.rst b/source/arduino/define.rst deleted file mode 100644 index 6a403d4..0000000 --- a/source/arduino/define.rst +++ /dev/null @@ -1,56 +0,0 @@ -.. highlight:: cpp - -.. _arduino-define: - -#define -======= - -``#define`` is a useful C and C++ feature that allows the programmer -to give a name to a constant value before the program is compiled. -The compiler will replace references to these constants with the -defined value at compile time. - -This can have some unwanted side effects. In general, the :ref:`const -` keyword is preferred for defining constants. - - -Syntax ------- - -The following line would define the name ``MY_CONSTANT`` to have value -``value``:: - - #define MY_CONSTANT value - -Note that the ``#`` is necessary. It is usually good style for the -name to be capitalized, although this is not required. - -There is no semicolon after the #define statement. If you include one, -the compiler will likely throw cryptic errors in unrelated places. -That is, **don't do this**:: - - // DON'T DO THIS! THE SEMICOLON SHOULDN'T BE THERE! - #define NAME value; - -Similarly, including an equal sign after the ``#define`` line will -also generate a cryptic compiler error further down the page. That -is, **don't do this, either**:: - - // DON'T DO THIS, EITHER! THE EQUALS SIGN SHOULDN'T BE THERE! - #define NAME = value - -Example -------- - -:: - - #define LED_PIN 13 - // The compiler will replace any mention of LED_PIN with - // the value 3 at compile time. - -See Also --------- -- :ref:`const ` - - -.. include:: cc-attribution.txt \ No newline at end of file -- cgit v1.2.3