Console

Introduction

The VEXcode V5 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:

• 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 all rows on console – Clears all text from the Console.

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

• set pen 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
[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
[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 all rows on console

The clear all rows on console block clears the Console of all text.

clear console block

清除控制台上的所有行

Parameters	Description
	This block has no parameters.

Example

当开始
[Clear a console message after 2 seconds.]
在控制台上打印 [Hello, Robot!]▶
等待 [2] 秒
清除控制台上的所有行

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
[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 pen color on console

The set pen 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 pen color to [red v] on console

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

Example

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