User manual AMX NETLINX STUDIO V2.4

[. . . ] instruction manual NetLinx Studio v2. 4 or higher So ftw are Software License and Warranty Agreement LICENSE GRANT. AMX grants to Licensee the non-exclusive right to use the AMX Software in the manner described in this License. The AMX Software consists of generally available programming and development software, product documentation, sample applications, tools and utilities, and miscellaneous technical information. Please refer to the README. TXT file on the compact disc or download for further information regarding the components of the AMX Software. The AMX Software is subject to restrictions on distribution described in this License Agreement. [. . . ] A number is any series of digits that does not include a decimal point. A number may have the optional prefix "$" for hex or the optional postfix "b" for binary. If the number is a hexadecimal number then it may contain the letters A-F or a-f. Numbers are syntax highlighted using the color specified in Preferences > Editor > Number. Strings are any series of characters and digits that occur within two single quotes. Strings are syntax highlighted using the color specified in Preferences > Editor > String. Since NetLinx code may be divided into the following sections DEFINE_CONSTANT, DEFINE_DEVICE, DEFINE_TYPE, DEFINE_VARIABLE, anytime a word is encountered that falls within one of these sections it is parsed, remembered and then syntax highlighted according to the section in which it occurred. So if a DEFINE_DEVICE section contains a line that reads "dvTP = 128" the word dvTP will be remembered as a device and syntax highlighted using the color specified in Preferences > Editor > Device. Additionally, if the editor recognizes that you have partially typed the name of the above section variable (say "dv"), it will autosuggest "dvTP". It does this for all of the items it encountered in any of the above DEFINE_ sections. Default Text Any word that is not recognized as any of the above is syntax highlighted using the color specified in Preferences > Editor > Default Text. String Constants, Devices, Type, Variable Default Syntax Highlighting Colors The text in the Source Code Editor windows is syntax highlighted with color codes for increased readability with a default set of colors that can be customized via the options in the Editor tab of the Preferences dialog. Syntax Highlighting assigns different colors to different types of data in your Source Code file. NetLinx Studio (v2. 4 or higher) 85 Programming Use chroma-coding to make your code easier to read and manage. For example, you could chromacode all comments to yellow, all identifiers to red and strings to blue to make them more easily identifiable in your code file. The text elements that can be chroma-coded, and their default color assignments are listed below: Comments Default Text Floating Point Number green red dark green Language Reserved Word blue Number Operator teal red Note: All of the following color as operators: =, <, >, +, -, *, /, %, <=, >=, <>, AND, OR, XOR, NOT, BAND, BOR, BXOR, BNOT, &&, ||, ^^, !, &, |, ^, ~ String maroon AutoComplete and AutoSuggest You may enable or disable this feature by toggling the Enable AutoComplete/AutoSuggest checkbox in the Editor tab of the Preferences dialog. With this option enabled, the Editor can automatically complete typing many common and standard programming terms for you. When you begin typing in the editor, a drop-down list of probable matches for the term you started typing is displayed. Auto-Suggest will suggest a single word if that word matches something that has already been typed. Auto-Suggest will drop the rest of the word that has been typed (to the right of the cursor) when a suggestion is selected. Use the scroll bar to scroll through the list (if necessary) and click to select the desired term or phrase that you want to insert at the cursor's position. Double-click or press the Tab key (or Enter on your keyboard) to insert the selection. 12), the user has typed the character "D", and is selecting to insert the phrase "DEFINE_EVENT" into the code. The selection always replaces the character(s) typed before the AutoComplete/AutoSuggest drop-down was invoked. FIG. [. . . ] Enable Window Tabs - This option toggles the display of the window tabs that appear by default along the lower edge of the Source Code Editor windows area of the GUI. These tabs provide easy access for each open Source Code Editor window. If this option is not selected, the following tab-oriented options are disabled. Enable File Icons In Tabs - This option toggles the file icons displayed in the Source Code Editor window tabs. [. . . ]