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Robot

waitContinue()

Description

Pauses the current program and waits for a key press from one of the 5 momentary buttons. Once you press the key, the program continues.

Syntax

Robot.waitContinue()
Robot.waitContinue(key)

Parameters

key: the momentary switch to listen for. The default value is BUTTON_MIDDLE. Valid choices are

  • BUTTON_LEFT
  • BUTTON_RIGHT
  • BUTTON_MIDDLE
  • BUTTON_UP
  • BUTTON_DOWN

Returns

none

Examples

#include <ArduinoRobot.h>

void setup(){
  Robot.begin();
  Robot.waitContinue();//stop the robot, and wait for the middle button to be pressed
}

void loop(){
  Robot.motorsWrite(255,255);
  delay(2000);
  Robot.motorsWrite(0,0);
  delay(2000);
}
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Note

This will not stop sound playing or the millis() function.

See also

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