Using_enum_Days_of_The_Week_Demo_1

/*
//written by John Guarnieri [email protected], [email protected], an enum demonstration Arduino script, enum_Days_Of_The_Week_1.ino 08_20_2023
*/

//DECLARATIONS

// due to naming conflicts you will need a scoped enumeration (enum class)

//0 - MONDAY, 1 - TUESDAY, 2 - WEDNESDAY,  3 - THURSDAY, 4 - FRIDAY,  5 - SATURDAY,  6 - SUNDAY // the compiler will assign numbers to the enumeration items

// enum due to naming conflicts you will need a scoped enumeration (enum class)
enum class Day {MONDAY, TUESDAY, WEDNESDAY, THURSDAY, FRIDAY, SATURDAY, SUNDAY};

Day Day_Of_The_Week = Day::MONDAY; // a variable, Day_Of_The_Week, to store the current Day for tellItLikeItIs() Day_Of_The_Week, MONDAY first

//long
unsigned long lastTimeDayMondayWasShown = 0;
const unsigned long WeekDayDelay = 1000; //1 second

//bool
bool StopSerialprint = false;


void setup() {
  Serial.begin(115200);
}

void loop()
{
  if (!StopSerialprint) //NOT StopSerialprint
  {
    if (millis() - lastTimeDayMondayWasShown >= WeekDayDelay)
    {
      lastTimeDayMondayWasShown = millis();
      //Day_Of_The_Week, MONDAY was set first by default in DECLARATIONS
      tellItLikeItIs();
      Day_Of_The_Week = Day::TUESDAY;
      tellItLikeItIs();
      Day_Of_The_Week = Day::FRIDAY;
      tellItLikeItIs();
      Day_Of_The_Week = Day::SATURDAY;
      tellItLikeItIs();
      Serial.println( );//just make a blank line if you were to print the days over again, without using the bool StopSerialprint
      Day_Of_The_Week = Day::MONDAY;//start over on MONDAY
      StopSerialprint = true;
    } //millis
  } //if

}//loop

//function
void tellItLikeItIs()
{
  switch (Day_Of_The_Week) // Day_Of_The_Week a variable to store the current state for Day
  {
    case Day::MONDAY :
      Serial.println("Mondays are bad.");
      break;
    case Day::TUESDAY: case Day:: WEDNESDAY: case Day:: THURSDAY://WEEKDAYS
      Serial.println("Midweek days are so-so.");
      break;
    case Day::FRIDAY :
      Serial.println("Fridays are better.");
      break;
    case Day::SATURDAY: case Day:: SUNDAY://WEEKEND DAYS
      Serial.println("Weekends are best.");
      break;

  } //switch
} //tellItLikeItIs