Android Java

[Team 1708 Dave]

Hello Everyone,

I'm tiring to assist a team that is interested in using "Android Jave". I'm not familiar with this language and have no knowledge if this will even work with this years equipment.

I have already suggested to link up with WPI and use their format.

Could someone give me some insight on this issue?

[whytheheckme]

Unless the team has someone that is very familiar with the language and how to interface it with this type of hardware, I'd highly recommend using WPIlib and company. It's a very nice way to interface with the hardware.

Jacob

[ericarseneau]

So Android uses a Java like environment. Java is the programming language, Android is a platform on which Java can run.

The Java that is used for the cRIO is going to be the same syntax, the issue will be in the available set of classes. Since most of the classes used for the robot are to be found in WPILibJ, there is going to be no other "Java" like it.

Try it out and see, if the mentor knows Java, they should have no issue working with this Java.