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Re: TIL There's a builtin function for getting the alliance station from FMS
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Originally Posted by AlexNeedsAName
I found a function in the wpilib that tells you what alliance you're on! 
Code:
import edu.wpi.first.wpilibj.hal.AllianceStationID;
import edu.wpi.first.wpilibj.hal.HAL;
AllianceStationID AlianceStation = HAL.getAllianceStation();
boolean redAlliance = false;
if(AlianceStation == AllianceStationID.Red1 || AlianceStation == AllianceStationID.Red2 || AlianceStation == AllianceStationID.Red3) redAlliance = true;
I figured this could be useful for some teams in auton since the field isn't symmetrical. I wish they would have made it more accessible, since FIRST doesn't even consider the HAL to be user facing. |
There are functions in the DriverStation class that wrap those functions. There is getAlliance and getStation that get the same information without needing the HAL.
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