Constant Array Question

Raphayo

Hi All,

I love using Constant Array it save me time in code logic but i have a question for you folk.

I'm using integer constant array this way

TP_SRC1		= 21
TP_SRC2		= 22
TP_SRC3		= 23
TP_SRC4		= 24
TP_SRC5		= 25
TP_SRC6		= 26

integer TP_SRC_LIST[]={ 
TP_SRC1,TP_SRC2,TP_SRC3,TP_SRC4,TP_SRC5,TP_SRC6}

work perfectly has i know,

but i want to do the same thing with string constant

char cExtronUSB1[2] = {'1^'}
char cExtronUSB2[2] = {'2^'}
char cExtronUSB3[2] = {'3^'}
char cExtronUSB4[2] = {'4^'}
char cExtronUSB0[2] = {'0^'}

char cExtronUSB_List[][2]={ // String to send
cExtronUSB1,
cExtronUSB0,
cExtronUSB0,
cExtronUSB2,
cExtronUSB3,
cExtronUSB0}

It is possible? Right now if i'm using Debug to see my array, it's empty

I need to do my array this way, to be able to see it in Debugger.

char cExtronUSB_List[][2]={ // String to send
{'1^'},
{'0^'},
{'0^'},
{'2^'},
{'3^'},
{'0^'}}

Thanks all for your help.

a_riot42

Raphayo wrote: »

Hi All,

I love using Constant Array it save me time in code logic but i have a question for you folk.

I'm using integer constant array this way

TP_SRC1		= 21
TP_SRC2		= 22
TP_SRC3		= 23
TP_SRC4		= 24
TP_SRC5		= 25
TP_SRC6		= 26

integer TP_SRC_LIST[]={ 
TP_SRC1,TP_SRC2,TP_SRC3,TP_SRC4,TP_SRC5,TP_SRC6}

work perfectly has i know,

but i want to do the same thing with string constant

char cExtronUSB1[2] = {'1^'}
char cExtronUSB2[2] = {'2^'}
char cExtronUSB3[2] = {'3^'}
char cExtronUSB4[2] = {'4^'}
char cExtronUSB0[2] = {'0^'}

char cExtronUSB_List[][2]={ // String to send
cExtronUSB1,
cExtronUSB0,
cExtronUSB0,
cExtronUSB2,
cExtronUSB3,
cExtronUSB0}

It is possible? Right now if i'm using Debug to see my array, it's empty

I need to do my array this way, to be able to see it in Debugger.

char cExtronUSB_List[][2]={ // String to send
{'1^'},
{'0^'},
{'0^'},
{'2^'},
{'3^'},
{'0^'}}

Thanks all for your help.

Where are you doing your assignment? I do them in define_start. You also have to make sure that length_array returns what you think it should return. If length_array returns 0 you will have to use set_length_array.

I don't assign commands into arrays this way.

char cExtronUSB1[2] = {'1^'}
char cExtronUSB2[2] = {'2^'}
char cExtronUSB3[2] = {'3^'}
char cExtronUSB4[2] = {'4^'}
char cExtronUSB0[2] = {'0^'}

I do it this way instead:

define_constant 
cnExtronUSB1 = 1
cnExtronUSB2 = 2
cnExtronUSB3 = 3
cnExtronUSB4 = 4
cnExtronUSB5 = 5

define_variable
char sExtronCmds[][8]

define_start
sExtronCmds[cnExtronUSB1] = {'1^'}
sExtronCmds[cnExtronUSB2] = {'2^'}
sExtronCmds[cnExtronUSB3] = {'3^'}
sExtronCmds[cnExtronUSB4] = {'4^'}
sExtronCmds[cnExtronUSB5] = {'5^'}

Paul

Raphayo

i set my array in define_constant or define_variable if I want to be able to modify it during process.

GregG

Unfortunately NetLinx doesn't let you do that for a string definition, but you can end up with a similar effect using constants to refer to the initial extron commands in their own array, like this:

DEFINE_CONSTANT
// Strings for each USB select:
char cExtronUSB_Cmd[][2]={
  {'1^'},
  {'2^'},
  {'3^'},
  {'4^'},
  {'0^'}
}
// Constants to refer to the above commands
EXTRON_USB_1	=	1
EXTRON_USB_2	=	2
EXTRON_USB_3	=	3
EXTRON_USB_4	=	4
EXTRON_USB_0	=	5

// USB to use for each item (source?)
integer nExtronUSB_List[]={
	EXTRON_USB_1,	// 
	EXTRON_USB_0,	// 
	EXTRON_USB_0,	// 
	EXTRON_USB_2,	// 
	EXTRON_USB_3,	// 
	EXTRON_USB_0	// 
}

DEFINE_EVENT
Button_Event[dvTP,nSelectPCButtons]
{
	Push: Send_String dvExtron,"cExtronUSB_Cmd[nExtronUSB_List[Get_Last(nSelectPCButtons)]]"
}