Send User Messages (Driver Station)

Technical Java
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what class/code is used in sending messages to the Driver Station’s “User Messages” box?

2

http://www.wbrobotics.com/javadoc/edu/wpi/first/wpilibj/smartdashboard/SmartDashboard.html

One of the put() methods depending on what data you want to send.

3

The DriverStationLCD class.

The SmartDashboard class is for sending data to the SmartDashboard, not to the UserMessages area of the driver station.

4

You are right, my mistake.

5

I created a method that helps us display stuff easier


 public static void disp(int line, String msg)
{
DriverStationLCD.Line l;
switch (line)
{
case 1:
l = DriverStationLCD.Line.kUser2;
break;
case 2:
l = DriverStationLCD.Line.kUser3;
break;
case 3:
l = DriverStationLCD.Line.kUser4;
break;
case 4:
l = DriverStationLCD.Line.kUser5;
break;
case 5:
l = DriverStationLCD.Line.kUser6;
break;
case 6:
l = DriverStationLCD.Line.kMain6;
break;
default:
l = DriverStationLCD.Line.kUser2;
break;
}

DriverStationLCD.getInstance().println(l, 1, msg);
DriverStationLCD.getInstance().updateLCD();
}
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println(DriverStationLCD.Line, int, StringBuffer) - Method in class edu.wpi.first.wpilibj.DriverStationLCD
Print formatted text to the Driver Station LCD text buffer.
and don’t forget LCD update.

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