User:Lieven Van Speybroeck/Prototyping/3-Clapping Music in C
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Revision as of 20:05, 6 November 2010 by Lieven Van Speybroeck (talk | contribs)
PROTOTYPING SESSION 02/11/2010:
To prepare for some C scripting, some basic instructions are welcome...:
#include "stdio.h" // include a core library that is needed for compiling your code
#include "string.h" // include a library for basic string functions
// 2 sorts of variables:
// char -> character variable
// int -> number variable
int i = 65;
char i2 = 'A';
char name[]="Lieven"; // define a variable that is a string/array ( [] ) of characters (char). Each character in the string can be interpreted as a seperate element of an array
int main () { // defining the 'main' function - standard/mandatory for every C program
i = 1;
while (i < 100) {
printf("hello world %d\n", i); //'%d' -> 'paste a number', followed by a variable to be pasted as number at the position of %d (ASCII numvalues for characters)
printf("hello world %c\n", i); //'%c' -> 'paste a character', followed by a variable to be pasted as a character at the position of %c (ASCII charvalues for numbers)
printf("%s\n", name); //'%s' -> 'paste a string', followed by a variable to be pasted as a string at the position of %s
printf("%c\n", name[3]); // -> paste the character at position '3' (4th letter) of the string that is inside the variable 'name'
i = i + 1;
}
}
// to run this code in terminal:
// ~$ gcc filename_of_script.c -o filename
// ~$ ./filename
// debugger for C in GNU environment: DDD
// to debug your program:
// ~$ gcc -g filename_of_script.c -o filename
// ~$ ddd filename
// -> then set a breakpoint in your code where you want to start checking/debugging
Then, use this knowledge to create Clapping Music in C
So how to "print" the Clapping Music in Terminal with a C script:
#include "stdio.h"
#include "string.h"
char pat[]="xxx xx x xx "; // the pattern we'll be working with: a string of characters
int pointer = 0;
int shift = 0;
int repeat = 0;
int main() {
while (shift <= strlen(pat)) { // play the whole score + play the first part 1 more time
while (repeat < strlen(pat)) { // repeat each block 12 times before there's a shift
while (pointer < strlen(pat)) { // go through the pattern and print the letter of the position of the pointer
printf("%c", pat[pointer]); // 1 pattern stays the same every time
printf("%c\n", pat[(pointer+shift) % strlen(pat)]);
// use modulo operator to check when the "shift" is equal to the length of the string, if so,
// go back to 0 so the shift doesn't exceed the amount of characters of the string
// this also makes it possible to play the score 1 more time without the shift at the end */
pointer++; // move the pointer 1 position
}
pointer = 0; // reset the pointer position
repeat++; // add up 1 to the repetition counter
}
printf ("SHIFT!\n"); // show where the pattern actually shifts after each chunk of repetitions
repeat = 0; // reset the repeat
shift++; // add up 1 to the shift counter
}
}
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