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NetLinx Programming Language Reference Guide
Variables ................................................................................................................. 45
Scope ............................................................................................................................ 45
Local variables............................................................................................................... 45
Global variables............................................................................................................. 47
Constancy...................................................................................................................... 48
Persistence .................................................................................................................... 48
Constants................................................................................................................ 49
Data Types.............................................................................................................. 50
Intrinsic types ................................................................................................................ 50
Type conversion ............................................................................................................ 50
Type conversion rules.................................................................................................... 50
Strings .................................................................................................................... 51
String expressions ......................................................................................................... 51
Wide strings .................................................................................................................. 51
Arrays .................................................................................................................... 52
Multi-dimensional arrays ............................................................................................... 53
Structures ............................................................................................................... 55
Subroutines............................................................................................................. 56
DEFINE_CALL subroutines ............................................................................................ 56
SYSTEM_CALL subroutines ........................................................................................... 56
Function Subroutines .................................................................................................... 57
Calling parameters ........................................................................................................ 59
Event Handlers .................................................................................................61
Button events................................................................................................................ 62
Channel events.............................................................................................................. 63
Data events ................................................................................................................... 64
Level events .................................................................................................................. 65
Custom events .............................................................................................................. 67
Event Parameters .......................................................................................................... 68
Timeline Functions .................................................................................................. 71
Creating a timeline........................................................................................................ 71
TIMELINE example ........................................................................................................ 74
TIMELINE IDs ................................................................................................................ 78
Combining Devices, Levels, and Channels ........................................................79
Combining and Un-Combining Devices................................................................... 79
Combining devices ........................................................................................................ 79
Un-combining devices ................................................................................................... 81
Combining and Un-Combining Levels ..................................................................... 82
Combining levels........................................................................................................... 83