edu.wpi.first.wpilibj.command
Class Subsystem

java.lang.Object
  edu.wpi.first.wpilibj.command.Subsystem

All Implemented Interfaces:

NamedSendable, Sendable

Direct Known Subclasses:

PIDSubsystem

public abstract class Subsystem
extends Object
implements NamedSendable

This class defines a major component of the robot.

A good example of a subsystem is the driveline, or a claw if the robot has one.

All motors should be a part of a subsystem. For instance, all the wheel motors should be a part of some kind of "Driveline" subsystem.

Subsystems are used within the command system as requirements for Command. Only one command which requires a subsystem can run at a time. Also, subsystems can have default commands which are started if there is no command running which requires this subsystem.

Author:

Joe Grinstead

See Also:

Command

Subsystem

public Subsystem(String name)

Creates a subsystem with the given name

Parameters:

name - the name of the subsystem

Subsystem

public Subsystem()

Creates a subsystem. This will set the name to the name of the class.

initDefaultCommand

protected abstract void initDefaultCommand()

Initialize the default command for a subsystem By default subsystems have no default command, but if they do, the default command is set with this method. It is called on all Subsystems by CommandBase in the users program after all the Subsystems are created.

setDefaultCommand

protected void setDefaultCommand(Command command)

Sets the default command. If this is not called or is called with null, then there will be no default command for the subsystem.

WARNING: This should NOT be called in a constructor if the subsystem is a singleton.

Parameters:

command - the default command (or null if there should be none)

Throws:

IllegalUseOfCommandException - if the command does not require the subsystem

getDefaultCommand

protected Command getDefaultCommand()

Returns the default command (or null if there is none).

Returns:

the default command

getCurrentCommand

public Command getCurrentCommand()

Returns the command which currently claims this subsystem.

Returns:

the command which currently claims this subsystem

toString

public String toString()

Description copied from class: Object

Returns a string representation of the object. In general, the toString method returns a string that "textually represents" this object. The result should be a concise but informative representation that is easy for a person to read. It is recommended that all subclasses override this method.

The toString method for class Object returns a string consisting of the name of the class of which the object is an instance, the at-sign character `@', and the unsigned hexadecimal representation of the hash code of the object. In other words, this method returns a string equal to the value of:

 getClass().getName() + '@' + Integer.toHexString(hashCode())
 

Overrides:

toString in class Object

Returns:

a string representation of the object.

getName

public String getName()

Returns the name of this subsystem, which is by default the class name.

Specified by:

getName in interface NamedSendable

Returns:

the name of this subsystem

getSmartDashboardType

public String getSmartDashboardType()

Specified by:

getSmartDashboardType in interface Sendable

Returns:

the string representation of the named data type that will be used by the smart dashboard for this sendable

initTable

public void initTable(ITable table)

Description copied from interface: Sendable

Initializes a table for this sendable object.

Specified by:

initTable in interface Sendable

Parameters:

table - The table to put the values in.

getTable

public ITable getTable()

Specified by:

getTable in interface Sendable

Returns:

the table that is currently associated with the sendable