Console

Introduction

The VEXcode VR Console is displayed in the Monitor window within VEXcode. It allows you to display text and format printed data in real time. Below is a list of the available blocks for interacting with the console:

Below is a list of all available blocks:

• print – Prints a value or text to the Console.

• set cursor to next row – Moves the cursor to the next row.

• clear all rows – Clears all rows in the Console.

• set print precision – Sets how many decimal places to show.

• set print color – Sets the color used for text.

print

The print block displays text in the Console at the current row.

  print [VEXcode] ▶

Parameters	Description
value	The text, number, or variable value to display.
expanding arrow	Expand the block to read and set cursor to next row to make the cursor move to the next row after this block.

Example

  when started :: hat events
  [Display a message on the console.]
  print [Hello, Robot!] ▶

set cursor to next row

The set cursor to next row block moves the cursor to column 1 on the next row in the Console.

    set cursor to next row

Parameters	Description
	This block has no parameters.

Example

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

    when started :: hat events
    [Display two lines of text.]
    print [Line 1] ▶
    set cursor to next row
    print [Line 2] ▶

clear all rows

The clear all rows block clears all rows from the Console.

    clear all rows

Parameters	Description
	This block has no parameters.

Example

    when started :: hat events
    [Clear a console message after 2 seconds.]
    print [Hello, Robot!] ▶
    wait [2] seconds
    clear all rows

set print precision

The set print precision block sets the precision formatting used for displaying numbers in the Console. This print precision will apply to all subsequently printed numbers.

    set print precision to [0.1 v]

Parameters	Description
precision	Sets the print precision to: 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 :: hat events
    [Print 1/3 as 0.33.]
    set print precision to [0.01 v]
    print ([1] [math_division v] [3]) ▶

set print color

The set print color block sets the print color used for displaying text in the Console.

    set print color [black v]

Parameters	Description
color	The color console text will be displayed in: black (default) red green blue

Example

  when started :: hat events
  [Display a green message.]
  set print color [green v]
  print [I am green!] ▶