#ROBOTC DOCUMENTATION SOFTWARE#

While WPILib supports this, third party software libraries may not. Team Number: The team number for the project, which will be used for package names within the project and to locate the robot when deploying code.Д®nable Desktop Support: Enables unit test and simulation.

An error will be thrown if the folder is not empty and this is not checked. If it is not checked, the project will be located directly in the previously-specified folder. This also specifies the name that the project folder will be given if the Create New Folder box is checked.Д¬reate a New Folder: If this is checked, a new folder will be created to hold the project within the previously-specified folder. Project Name: The name of the robot project. Project Location: This determines the folder in which the robot project will be located. Language: This is the language (C++ or Java) that will be used for this project.Д«ase Folder: If this is a template project, this specifies the type of template that will be used. Additionally, a template exists for Command-based projects, which are built on the TimedRobot base class but include a number of additional features - this type of robot program is highly recommended for new teams. Templates exist for each of the robot base classes. This can be an example project, or one of the project templates provided by WPILib. Project Type: The kind of project we wish to create. The elements of the New Project Creator Window are explained below: This will bring up the вЂњNew Project Creator Window:вЂќ Now, select the Create a new project command:

Since all WPILib commands start with вЂњWPILib,вЂќ this will bring up the list of WPILib-specific VS Code commands: Bring up the Visual Studio Code command palette with Ctrl+ Shift+ P: Once weвЂ™ve decided on a base class, we can create our new robot project. Visual Studio Code Basics and the WPILib Extension.

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