Authored by Nonki Takahashi
I started to organize coding patterns for Small Basic here in CodePlex. I sometimes use these patterns in my Small Basic programs.
For example, I use three patterns in following code (from WNK213 ).
mcol
=
0
' mouse column
For
col
=
1
To
3
If
x1
[
col
]
<
x
And
x
<
x2
[
col
]
Then
mcol
=
col
col
=
3
' exit for
EndIf
EndFor
I named the first pattern as CamelVar . I named each pattern. A pattern has it's name, descriptions, codes, pictures, exceptions, links to other patterns and external links. This concept is come from Pattern Browser described with HyperCard.
CamelVar
Use camel notation for variable names.
ex. angle, mouseDown
Exceptions
See Also
Other Resources
The second pattern is PseudoExit . This pattern is alternative for Exit For or Exit While in Visual Basic. Because Small Basic doesn't have these keywords.
PseudoExit
Use i = n to exit For loop.
For i = 1 To n
Judge()
If exit Then
i = n ' exit for
EndIf
EndFor
Use cond = "False" to exit While loop.
While cond
Judge()
If exit Then
cond = "False" ' exit while
EndIf
EndWhile
The third one is IndentByIDE .
IndentByIDE
Follow the IDE about the indentation rules (use [Format Program] below).
Some of these patterns may become snippets for Small Basic.
Happy coding with Small Basic!
Other Resources
- Walkthrough: Creating a Code Snippet (MSDN - Visual Studio IDE User’s Guide)