Console

Introduction

The VEXcode Console is displayed in the Monitor window within VEXcode. Console blocks can display text, numbers, and variable values while a project is running.

Below is a list of all available blocks:

• print on console — Displays text, numbers, or variable values in the Console.

• set cursor to next row on console — Moves the cursor to the next row in the Console.

• clear all rows on console — Clears all rows in the Console.

• set print precision on console — Sets how many decimal places are displayed when printing numbers.

print on console

The print on console stack block displays text, numbers, or variable values in the Console at the current row.

If the block is not expanded to include and set cursor to next row, the next printed value will appear immediately after the previous value on the same row.

print on console stack block

    print [VEXcode] on console ▶

Parameters	Description
value	The text, number, or variable value to display in the Console.
expanding arrow	Expands the block to include and set cursor to next row, which moves the cursor to the next row after the value is printed. If this option is not used, the next printed value appears immediately after the previous value on the same row.

Example

When started, displays the message ‘Hello, CTE!’ at the starting cursor position on the Console.

    when started
    [Display a message in the Console.]
    print [Hello, CTE!] on console ▶

set cursor to next row on console

The set cursor to next row on console stack block moves the cursor to column 1 on the next row in the Console. The next value printed will appear on that row.

Use this block when you want the next printed value to start on a new row. If this block is not used, and the previous print on console block was not expanded to include and set cursor to next row, the next printed value will appear immediately after the previous value on the same row.

set cursor to next row on console stack block

    set cursor to next row on console

Parameters	Description
	This block has no parameters.

Example

When started, prints ‘Row 1’ on the console, moves the cursor to the next row, and then prints ‘Row 2’.

    when started
    [Display two lines of text.]
    print [Row 1] on console ▶
    set cursor to next row on console
    print [Row 2] on console ▶

clear all rows on console

The clear all rows on console stack block clears all rows from the Console and moves the cursor back to the first row.

clear all rows on console stack block

    clear all rows on console

Parameters	Description
	This block has no parameters.

Example

    when started
    [Clear the Console after printing.]
    print [This will disappear...] on console ▶
    wait [2] seconds
    clear all rows on console

set print precision on console

The set print precision on console stack block sets how many decimal places are displayed when numbers are printed in the Console. This setting applies to numbers printed after this block is used. At the start of a project, print precision is set to 1, so numbers print with no decimal places.

set print precision on console stack block

    set print precision to [0.1 v] on console

Parameters	Description
precision	The print precision to use: 1 0.1 0.01 0.001 All Digits

Example

When started, sets print precision to two decimal places and prints 1/3 as 0.33 on the Console.

    when started
    [Print 1/3 as 0.33.]
    set print precision to [0.01 v] on console
    print ([1] [math_division v] [3]) on console ▶