Corretions and refinements to the String examples

build/linux/work/examples/08.Strings/CharacterAnalysis/CharacterAnalysis.ino

@@ -15,8 +15,9 @@ void setup() {
   // Open serial communications and wait for port to open:
   Serial.begin(9600);
   // this check is only needed on the Leonardo:
-  while (!Serial) ;
-  ;
+  while (!Serial) {
+    ; // wait for serial port to connect. Needed fo Leonardo only
+  }
 
   // send an intro:
   Serial.println("send any byte and I'll tell you everything I can about it");
@@ -81,4 +82,3 @@ void loop() {
     Serial.println();
   }
 }
-

build/linux/work/examples/08.Strings/StringAdditionOperator/StringAdditionOperator.ino

@@ -20,13 +20,15 @@ void setup() {
   // initialize serial and wait for port to open:
   Serial.begin(9600);
   // this check is only needed on the Leonardo:
-  while (!Serial) ;
-  ;
+  while (!Serial) {
+    ; // wait for serial port to connect. Needed fo Leonardo only
+  }
 
   stringOne = String("stringThree = ");
   stringTwo = String("this string");
   stringThree = String ();
   Serial.println("\n\nAdding strings together (concatenation):");
+  Serial.println();
 }
 
 void loop() {

build/linux/work/examples/08.Strings/StringLength/StringLength.ino

@@ -15,8 +15,13 @@ String txtMsg = "";                         // a string for incoming text
 int lastStringLength = txtMsg.length();     // previous length of the String
 
 void setup() {
-  // open the serial port:
+  // Open serial communications and wait for port to open:
   Serial.begin(9600);
+  // this check is only needed on the Leonardo:
+  while (!Serial) ;
+  ;
+
+  Serial.println("\n\nString  length():");
 }
 
 void loop() {
@@ -40,4 +45,4 @@ void loop() {
     // note the length for next time through the loop:
     lastStringLength = txtMsg.length();
   }
-}
+}

build/linux/work/examples/08.Strings/StringLengthTrim/StringLengthTrim.ino

@@ -13,11 +13,11 @@
  */
 
 void setup() {
- // Open serial communications and wait for port to open:
+  // Open serial communications and wait for port to open:
   Serial.begin(9600);
   // this check is only needed on the Leonardo:
   while (!Serial) ;
- ;
+  ;
 
   Serial.println("\n\nString  length() and trim():");
 }

build/shared/examples/08.Strings/CharacterAnalysis/CharacterAnalysis.ino

@@ -14,9 +14,9 @@
 void setup() {
   // Open serial communications and wait for port to open:
   Serial.begin(9600);
-  // this check is only needed on the Leonardo:
-  while (!Serial) ;
-  ;
+  while (!Serial) {
+    ; // wait for serial port to connect. Needed fo Leonardo only
+  }
 
   // send an intro:
   Serial.println("send any byte and I'll tell you everything I can about it");
@@ -81,4 +81,3 @@ void loop() {
     Serial.println();
   }
 }
-

build/shared/examples/08.Strings/StringAdditionOperator/StringAdditionOperator.ino

@@ -19,14 +19,16 @@ String stringOne, stringTwo, stringThree;
 void setup() {
   // initialize serial and wait for port to open:
   Serial.begin(9600);
-  // this check is only needed on the Leonardo:
-  while (!Serial) ;
-  ;
+  while (!Serial) {
+    ; // wait for serial port to connect. Needed for Leonardo only
+  }
 
   stringOne = String("stringThree = ");
   stringTwo = String("this string");
   stringThree = String ();
+  // send an intro:
   Serial.println("\n\nAdding strings together (concatenation):");
+  Serial.println();
 }
 
 void loop() {

build/shared/examples/08.Strings/StringAppendOperator/StringAppendOperator.ino

@@ -16,13 +16,15 @@ String stringOne, stringTwo;
 void setup() {
   // Open serial communications and wait for port to open:
   Serial.begin(9600);
-  // this check is only needed on the Leonardo:
-  while (!Serial) ;
-  ;
+  while (!Serial) {
+    ; // wait for serial port to connect. Needed for Leonardo only
+  }
 
   stringOne = String("Sensor ");
   stringTwo = String("value");
+  // send an intro:
   Serial.println("\n\nAppending to a string:");
+  Serial.println();
 }
 
 void loop() {

build/shared/examples/08.Strings/StringCaseChanges/StringCaseChanges.ino

@@ -15,11 +15,13 @@
 void setup() {
   // Open serial communications and wait for port to open:
   Serial.begin(9600);
-  // this check is only needed on the Leonardo:
-  while (!Serial) ;
-  ;
+  while (!Serial) {
+    ; // wait for serial port to connect. Needed for Leonardo only
+  }
 
+  // send an intro:
   Serial.println("\n\nString  case changes:");
+  Serial.println();
 }
 
 void loop() {

build/shared/examples/08.Strings/StringCharacters/StringCharacters.ino

@@ -15,9 +15,9 @@
 void setup() {
   // Open serial communications and wait for port to open:
   Serial.begin(9600);
-  // this check is only needed on the Leonardo:
-  while (!Serial) ;
-  ;
+  while (!Serial) {
+    ; // wait for serial port to connect. Needed for Leonardo only
+  }
 
   Serial.println("\n\nString  charAt() and setCharAt():");
 }

build/shared/examples/08.Strings/StringComparisonOperators/StringComparisonOperators.ino

@@ -17,13 +17,16 @@ String stringOne, stringTwo;
 void setup() {
   // Open serial communications and wait for port to open:
   Serial.begin(9600);
-  // this check is only needed on the Leonardo:
-  while (!Serial) ;
-  ;
+  while (!Serial) {
+    ; // wait for serial port to connect. Needed for Leonardo only
+  }
+
 
   stringOne = String("this");
   stringTwo = String("that");
+  // send an intro:
   Serial.println("\n\nComparing Strings:");
+  Serial.println();
 
 }
 

build/shared/examples/08.Strings/StringConstructors/StringConstructors.ino

@@ -15,11 +15,13 @@
 void setup() {
   // Open serial communications and wait for port to open:
   Serial.begin(9600);
-  // this check is only needed on the Leonardo:
-  while (!Serial) ;
-  ;
-
+  while (!Serial) {
+    ; // wait for serial port to connect. Needed for Leonardo only
+  }
+  
+  // send an intro:
   Serial.println("\n\nString Constructors:");
+  Serial.println();
 }
 
 void loop() {

build/shared/examples/08.Strings/StringIndexOf/StringIndexOf.ino

@@ -15,12 +15,13 @@
 void setup() {
   // Open serial communications and wait for port to open:
   Serial.begin(9600);
-  // this check is only needed on the Leonardo:
-  while (!Serial) ;
-  ;
+  while (!Serial) {
+    ; // wait for serial port to connect. Needed for Leonardo only
+  }
 
+  // send an intro:
   Serial.println("\n\nString indexOf() and lastIndexOf()  functions:");
-
+  Serial.println();
 }
 
 void loop() {

build/shared/examples/08.Strings/StringLength/StringLength.ino

@@ -17,11 +17,13 @@ int lastStringLength = txtMsg.length();     // previous length of the String
 void setup() {
   // Open serial communications and wait for port to open:
   Serial.begin(9600);
-  // this check is only needed on the Leonardo:
-  while (!Serial) ;
-  ;
+  while (!Serial) {
+    ; // wait for serial port to connect. Needed for Leonardo only
+  }
 
+  // send an intro:
   Serial.println("\n\nString  length():");
+  Serial.ptintln();
 }
 
 void loop() {

build/shared/examples/08.Strings/StringLengthTrim/StringLengthTrim.ino

@@ -15,11 +15,13 @@
 void setup() {
   // Open serial communications and wait for port to open:
   Serial.begin(9600);
-  // this check is only needed on the Leonardo:
-  while (!Serial) ;
-  ;
+  while (!Serial) {
+    ; // wait for serial port to connect. Needed for Leonardo only
+  }
 
+  // send an intro:
   Serial.println("\n\nString  length() and trim():");
+  Serial.println();
 }
 
 void loop() {

build/shared/examples/08.Strings/StringReplace/StringReplace.ino

@@ -15,11 +15,13 @@
 void setup() {
   // Open serial communications and wait for port to open:
   Serial.begin(9600);
-  // this check is only needed on the Leonardo:
-  while (!Serial) ;
-  ;
+  while (!Serial) {
+    ; // wait for serial port to connect. Needed for Leonardo only
+  }
 
+  // send an intro:
   Serial.println("\n\nString  replace:\n");
+  Serial.println();
 }
 
 void loop() {

build/shared/examples/08.Strings/StringStartsWithEndsWith/StringStartsWithEndsWith.ino

@@ -15,12 +15,13 @@
 void setup() {
   // Open serial communications and wait for port to open:
   Serial.begin(9600);
-  // this check is only needed on the Leonardo:
-  while (!Serial) ;
-  ;
+  while (!Serial) {
+    ; // wait for serial port to connect. Needed for Leonardo only
+  }
 
+  // send an intro:
   Serial.println("\n\nString startsWith() and endsWith():");
-
+  Serial.println();
 }
 
 void loop() {

build/shared/examples/08.Strings/StringSubstring/StringSubstring.ino

@@ -15,11 +15,13 @@
 void setup() {
   // Open serial communications and wait for port to open:
   Serial.begin(9600);
-  // this check is only needed on the Leonardo:
-  while (!Serial) ;
-  ;
+  while (!Serial) {
+    ; // wait for serial port to connect. Needed for Leonardo only
+  }
 
+  // send an intro:
   Serial.println("\n\nString  substring():");
+  Serial.println();
 }
 
 void loop() {

build/shared/examples/08.Strings/StringToInt/StringToInt.ino

@@ -18,11 +18,13 @@ String inString = "";    // string to hold input
 void setup() {
   // Open serial communications and wait for port to open:
   Serial.begin(9600);
-  // this check is only needed on the Leonardo:
-  while (!Serial) ;
-  ;
+  while (!Serial) {
+    ; // wait for serial port to connect. Needed for Leonardo only
+  }
 
+  // send an intro:
   Serial.println("\n\nString toInt():");
+  Serial.println();
 }
 
 void loop() {

build/shared/examples/08.Strings/StringToIntRGB/StringToIntRGB.ino

@@ -27,11 +27,13 @@ int red, green, blue = 0;
 void setup() {
   // Open serial communications and wait for port to open:
   Serial.begin(9600);
-  // this check is only needed on the Leonardo:
-  while (!Serial) ;
-  ;
+  while (!Serial) {
+    ; // wait for serial port to connect. Needed for Leonardo only
+  }
 
+  // send an intro:
   Serial.println("\n\nString toInt() RGB:");
+  Serial.println();
   // set LED cathode pins as outputs:
   pinMode(9, OUTPUT);
   pinMode(10, OUTPUT);
@@ -99,7 +101,6 @@ void loop() {
     inString = ""; 
     // reset the color counter:
     currentColor = 0;
-
   }
 
 }
@@ -221,8 +222,7 @@ Here's a Processing sketch that will draw a color wheel and send a serial
  myPort.write(colorString );
  }
  
- 
- */
+*/