Unnoficial: Help with button programming

[Connor]

hello we are in need of help with our program. we are trying to code our catapult and ran into problems. when we push a button it will set out potentiometer to start when its under 500 and stop when its over 2000

if (vexRT[Btn7L] == 1) && SensorValue(potentiometer) < 500)
{
motor[port10] = 84;
motor[port5] = 84;

}
else if (SensorValue(potentiometer) < 2000)
{
motor[port10] = 0;
motor[port5] = 0;
}
else
{
motor[port10] = 0;
motor[port5] = 0;

I’ll start some things off. Make sure your declarations for sensors are using braces, as well as make sure to not misplace the locations of curved brackets.

if (vexRT[Btn7L] == 1 && SensorValue[potentiometer] < 500)
{
motor[port10] = 84;
motor[port5] = 84;

}
else if (SensorValue[potentiometer] < 2000)
{ 
motor[port10] = 0;
motor[port5] = 0;
} 
else	
{
motor[port10] = 0;
motor[port5] = 0;
}

Also, I think this code would only work inside a while loop. I’m assuming it is, correct?

[callen]

@[TVA]Connor is correct about the brackets and the while (or similar) loop. Presumably this is one of several commands within a greater while(true) or similar loop for user input. If it isn’t, do that right away. Also, your else if part should be > or >= 2000 and the last else removed, or else you stop when you get to 500. But you’re going to run into problems. Presumably