This page contains useful code as well as basic java grammar for programming your robot.
Any code you write in java always lives inside a class. The file name must match the class name.
public class HelloWorld {
public static void main(String[] args) {
System.out.println("Hello, world!");
}
}
A class is the basic unit of Java. You define one with the class keyword. The name should start with a capital letter, and the file name must match.
public class MyProgram {
// code goes here
}
This is the starting point of every Java program. Without it, the code won’t run.
public → means it can be accessed from anywhere.
static → means it belongs to the class, not an object.
void → means it doesn’t return anything.
main(String[] args) → the special method that runs first.
publc class MyProgram {
public static void main(String[] args) {
// program starts here
}
}
Variables are very important in java and programming the robot, they will hold a lot of data required for the robot to run Java requires you to declare the type of data a variable will hold.
int → whole numbers
double → decimals
String → text
boolean → true/false
int age = 20;
double price = 9.99;
String name = "Alexander";
boolean isJavaFun = true;
Use if and else to control decisions. The condition inside parentheses must be true/false.
if (height >= 5) {
System.out.println("Tall");
} else {
System.out.println("Short");
}
Loops repeat code.
For loop runs a set number of times.
While loop repeats while a condition is true.
for (int i = 0; i < 5; i++) {
System.out.println(i);
}
while (age < 25) {
age++;
//++ function just increases the age by 1
}
Methods group reusable code. They have a return type, a name, and parentheses for parameters.
public static greet(int a, int b) {
int c = a + b;
return c;
}
//if you dont have a return add void to it
Every statement ends with ;
{ } group blocks of code
main is required for execution
Types of variables must be declared
To learn more in depth about programming for FTC specifically, you can download this pdf from our GitHub: https://github.com/Potatzz/ms-robotics-resources.github.io/tree/bbe5959fdd6d67d1f036102f8bf4f4e890d67479/Downloadable%20Resources
You can also check out this tutorial on making your first TeleOp program here
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