API Debug.Print: Difference between revisions

Latest revision as of 14:11, 13 July 2026

	Print
Prints out the string or value on a line in the debug window
- STRING	Output
Text to display
- NONE	Return

Detailed description

This is a debug diagnostic call to allow text to easily be outputted during events to trace what a program is doing.

During an event, breakpoints can not be used. Calls like this help establish if a flowcharts logic is sound.

Examples

Calling in a calculation

Add to a calculation icon:
```
::Debug.Print("output")
```

Example flowchart

This example shows simple usage of both Print and PrintLn:

SIMAPI_Debug_Print

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-API contents
+{| class="mtx-class-macrotable wikitable"
-Prints out the string or value on a line in the debug window
+|-
+| width="10%" align="center" class="mtx-class-macrohead" | [[File:Fc9-comp-macro.png]]
+| width="90%" class="mtx-class-macrohead" | '''Print'''
+|-
+| colspan="2" | Prints out the string or value on a line in the debug window&nbsp;
+|-
+|-
+| width="10%" align="center" | [[File:Fc9-string-icon.png]] - STRING
+| width="90%" | Output
+|-
+| colspan="2" | Text to display&nbsp;
+|-
+| width="10%" align="center" style="border-top: 2px solid #000;" | [[File:Fc9-void-icon.png]] - NONE
+| width="90%" style="border-top: 2px solid #000;" | ''Return''
+|}
-===Parameters===
+==Detailed description==
-''[[Variable types|STRING]] Output''
+This is a debug diagnostic call to allow text to easily be outputted during events to trace what a program is doing.
-:Text to display
-===Return value===
+During an event, breakpoints can not be used. Calls like this help establish if a flowcharts logic is sound.
-''This call does not return a value''
-===Detailed description===
+==Examples==
-''No additional information''
+===Calling in a calculation===
+* Add to a calculation icon: <pre class="brush:[cpp]">::Debug.Print("output")</pre>
-===Examples===
+===Example flowchart===
-====Calling in a calculation====
+This example shows simple usage of both Print and PrintLn:
-* Add to a calculation icon: ::Debug.Print("output")
+{{Fcfile|SIMAPI_Debug_Print.fcfx|SIMAPI_Debug_Print}}

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Latest revision as of 14:11, 13 July 2026

Detailed description

Examples

Calling in a calculation

Example flowchart