Console

Introduction

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

• print on console – Displays text at the current cursor position.

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

• clear console – Clears all text from the console.

• set print precision on console – Adjusts numeric formatting for printed numbers.

• set font color on console – Changes the color of printed text.

print on console

The print on console block displays text on the console with the current font color.

print stack block

在控制台上打印 [VEXcode]▶

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

Example

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

当开始 :: hat events
[Display a message in the Console.]
在控制台上打印 [Hello, Robot!]▶

set cursor to next row on console

The set cursor to next row on console block moves the cursor to the next row on the Console.

set cursor to next row stack block

在控制台上设定光标至下一行

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’.

当开始 :: hat events
[Display two lines of text.]
在控制台上打印 [Line 1]▶
在控制台上设定光标至下一行
在控制台上打印 [Line 2]▶

clear console

The clear console block clears the Console of all text.

clear console block

clear all rows on console

Parameters	Description
	This block has no parameters.

Example

当开始 :: hat events
[Clear a console message after 2 seconds.]
在控制台上打印 [Hello, Robot!]▶
等待 [2] 秒
clear all rows on console

set print precision on console

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

set print precision stack block

在控制台上设定打印精度为 [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.

当开始 :: hat events
[Print 1/3 as 0.33.]
在控制台上设定打印精度为 [0.01 v]
在控制台上打印 ([1] [math_division v] [3])▶

set font color on console

The set font color on console block changes the color of text displayed on the Console. This affects all future printed text until the color is changed again.

The set font color stack block.

set font color to [red v] on console

Parameter	Description
color	The color to set: red, green, blue, black, white, yellow, orange, purple, red violet, violet,blue violet,blue green,yellow green,yellow orange,red orange.

Example

当开始 :: hat events
[Display a green message.]
set font color to [green v] on console
在控制台上打印 [I am green!]▶