From 2d429e75ce69e77f8c95490ac03881ec9aa0354a Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Marti Bolivar Date: Mon, 25 Oct 2010 21:15:28 -0400 Subject: arduino language reference nearing completion, properly CC-BY-SA 3.0 attributed --- source/arduino/sq.rst | 39 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 39 insertions(+) create mode 100644 source/arduino/sq.rst (limited to 'source/arduino/sq.rst') diff --git a/source/arduino/sq.rst b/source/arduino/sq.rst new file mode 100644 index 0000000..2b6b1fe --- /dev/null +++ b/source/arduino/sq.rst @@ -0,0 +1,39 @@ +.. highlight:: cpp + +.. _arduino-sq: + +sq(a) +===== + +Description +----------- + +(Macro) computes the square of a number. + +Parameters +---------- + +**a**: the number. + +Returns +------- + +**a** squared (**a** × **a**). + +Warning +------- + +Because of the way ``sq()`` is implemented, avoid using other +functions or causing side effects inside the parentheses, as it may +lead to incorrect results:: + + b = sq(a++); // avoid this - yields incorrect results + + b = sq(a); // use this instead - + a++; // keep other operations outside sq() + + +Arduino Compatibility +--------------------- + +Maple's implementation of ``sq()`` is compatible with Arduino. -- cgit v1.2.3