basics programming

Hi Guys,

I begin programming,

and i still have problems with beginning.

I want to know the correct architecture of a program with multiple choices.

Example:

'The program starts here

if Choice1 goto choice1Sub
if Choice2 goto Choice2Sub
if Choice3 goto Choice3Sub
Endif

Choice1Sub:
{Sous programme}
return

Choice2Sub:
{Sous programme}
return

Choice3Sub:
{Sous programme}
return



Questions :

Will the program read all subroutines each times or he will go to subroutines only if Choice1, 2 or 3 is validated ?
Do i need to put "return" at the end of each subroutine to come back to the beginning of the program ?


Thanks


Olivier

Hi,
If you use GOTO you can't use RETURN.
RETURN is only used when you jump to a routine using GOSUB.

You don't need ENDIF if your IF statement is one one line.

EDIT: Except for the above, the program would jump to choise2Sub if Choise2 was evaluated true. But even if none of the IF statements were true the program would run all three subs one after the other since you haven't prevented the program to reach the subs after the IF statements. Makes sense??

It should probably look something more like:

Code:

---

Start:
  if Choice1 goto choice1Sub    'Jump to choise1Sub if Choise1 is=1
  if Choice2 goto Choice2Sub
  if Choice3 goto Choice3Sub
Goto start                      'Start over

Choice1Sub:
{Sous programme}
Goto start                        'Start over

Choice2Sub:
{Sous programme}
Goto Start                        'Start over

Choice3Sub:
{Sous programme}
Goto Start                        'Start over

---

/Henrik Olsson.

Bonjour et bienvenue Olivier,

Yes there is many different way. If you have multiple choice on multiple var it's a little bit more coding on your side. BUT if you have multiple conditions to test on a single var, and then jump to a specific routine, you have at least 3 choices

1. few IF THEN

Code:

---

        Choix VAR BYTE
       
Start:
        '
        '      some code here
        '
        IF Choix=1 then gosub Routine1
        IF Choix=2 then gosub Routine2
        IF Choix=3 then gosub Routine3
        goto start
       
Routine1:
        '
        '  plah plah plah
        '
        return

Routine2:
        '
        '  plah plah plah
        '
        return

Routine3:
        '
        '  plah plah plah
        '
        return

---

SELECT CASE

Code:

---


        Choix VAR BYTE
       
Start:
        '
        '      some code here
        '
        SELECT CASE CHOIX
            CASE 1
                gosub Routine1
                '
            CASE 2
                gosub Routine2
                '
            CASE 3
                gosub Routine3
                '
            END SELECT
           
        goto start
       
Routine1:
        '
        '  plah plah plah
        '
        return

Routine2:
        '
        '  plah plah plah
        '
        return

Routine3:
        '
        '  plah plah plah
        '
        return

---

BRANCHL
but this one AS-IS, use GOTO, so, as Henrik said, you can't use RETURN without tricks

Code:

---


        Choix VAR BYTE
       
Start:
        '
        '      some code here
        '
        '      choix=  0      1        2        3
        '                '      '        '        '
        branchl choix,[Start,Routine1, Routine2, Routine3]
        goto start
       
Routine1:
        '
        '  plah plah plah
        '
        goto start

Routine2:
        '
        '  plah plah plah
        '
        goto start

Routine3:
        '
        '  plah plah plah
        '
        goto start

---

Now i think, i have understood architecture of my program,

Now i will try to create a sinus wave with variable duty cycle with a PIC18F458



Thanks



Olivier