Has garmin considered someing like a "#include" for lifes in a .mc file

As I do my 5th watchface, I find myself cutting/pasting a bunch of code, meaning if there is a bug found later, I now have 5 places to fix it. With the ability to "include" a file with common functions, only one file would need to change. This would also be useful if there was a common file for things like enums used with the function, or maybe even the common set of "using Toybox.xxx as Xxx;" that many folks use.

This would be strictly a compile time thing, as it would just be pulling code and such from a common file, vs having everything hard coded in a number of different projects.

Just an idea!

Former Member over 10 years ago

In Eclipse you can include files by linking to other locations. So you can have a master file. My multiple versions of watchface that have different color themes are all using some shared code. New > File > Advanced > Link to file in the system.

jim_m_58 over 10 years ago

But how to you include common code in an existing class?

Former Member over 10 years ago

Modules.

Former Member over 10 years ago

I've deleted my old code that was using modules specifically, and I haven't checked the doc's for a refresh, so may have this wrong, but I seem to remember it goes something like

common.mc

// Basically a class declaration
Module myModule {

}

*.mc
using myModule as *

Brandon.ConnectIQ over 10 years ago

Sharkbait is correct--look at page 30 of the Monkey C Programmer's guide. :)