Thread: If Statement, reading switches

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    If Statement, reading switches

    Hi everyone,

    I'm quite new to C and have not had much practise.

    I have a question in 'revision handout' that asks me to:

    Design c code (non-blocking) that uses two switches, SW1 and SW2, so that SW1 will increment a variables value up to 99 and SW2 will decrement the value down to 0. (Skeleton of the code)

    My idea was this: (assuming switch presses toggle the value to 1)
    Code:
     
    
    int SW1;
    int SW2;
    
    int MyVariable;
    
    if(SW1 == 1 & MyVariable <= 0)
    {
    MyVariable ++;
    }
    else(SW2 == 1 & MyVariable >=99)
    {
    MyVariable --;
    }

    I don't know what IDE to use at home to test this, can anyone suggest one suitable for a beginner such as myself

    Any help is greatly appreciated

    Joel

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    The easiest way to get started would be Visual Studio Community. It's a free compiler and IDE from Microsoft and there is no shortage of documentation, tutorials and videos regarding how to install and use it.

    However, it's quite cumbersome. For example, to compile a single .c file, you end up needing to create a directory and a project and it's a bit of a pain. If you're comfortable using the command line or even Linux, there are some better options I can tell you about.

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    FYI: "&" is the bitwise operator you likely want "&&", instead.
    Bitwise operations in C - Wikipedia

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    I'd recommend code blocks - I've been using it for years. It is quite popular (so there is lots of help online), it's completely free and open source.

    Setting up Code::Blocks on Windows - Cprogramming.com

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    @Joel RD:

    You might want to consider compiling and testing on the command line. Learning an IDE can for many, get in way of learning the language itself.

    If you are on Windows, consider Cygwin, or MinGW64.

    gcc is a better compiler than any MS compiler.

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