blockst 0.4.0 — MakeCode block catalog

MakeCode block catalog#

Every block of the MakeCode editors, built from the locale files the parser reads, shown in English (language: "en"). The same blocks exist in all 36 editor languages, German being the default, see the languages of MakeCode.

micro:bit#

The makecode profile: the blocks of makecode.microbit.org.

Basic#

Block	Code
	`show arrow ()`
	`show icon [ v]`
	`clear screen`
	`forever end`
	`pause (ms) ()`
	`show string ()`
	`show leds [#...#\|.#.#.\|..#..\|.#.#.\|#...#]`
	`show number ()`
	`on start end`

Input#

Block	Code
	`(acceleration (mg) [ v])`
	`on button [ v] pressed end`
	`on [ v] end`
	`<button [ v] is pressed>`
	`(light level)`
	`(magnetic force (µT) [ v])`
	`(rotation (°) [ v])`
	`(running time (ms))`
	`(running time (micros))`
	`(sound level)`
	`(compass heading (°))`
	`on pin [ v] pressed end`
	`<pin [ v] is pressed>`
	`on pin [ v] released end`
	`set accelerometer range [ v]`
	`(temperature (°C))`
	`<is [ v] gesture>`
	`calibrate compass`
	`on logo [ v] end`
	`<logo is pressed>`
	`set [ v] sound threshold to ()`

Music#

Block	Code
	`([ v] beat)`
	`change tempo by (bpm) ()`
	`rest for ()`
	`ring tone (Hz) ()`
	`set tempo to (bpm) ()`
	`stop melody [ v]`
	`(tempo (bpm))`
	`music on [ v] end`
	`play () [ v]`
	`set built-in speaker ()`
	`<sound is playing>`
	`stop all sounds`
	`(melody [C D E F - - - -] at tempo () (bpm))`
	`(() start frequency () end frequency () duration () start volume () end volume () effect [ v] interpolation [ v])`
	`set volume ()`

Led#

Block	Code
	`(brightness)`
	`led enable ()`
	`toggle x () y ()`
	`plot x () y ()`
	`plot bar graph of () up to () serial write ()`
	`plot x () y () brightness ()`
	`<point x () y ()>`
	`(point x () y () brightness)`
	`set brightness ()`
	`stop animation`
	`unplot x () y ()`
	`set display mode [ v]`

Radio#

Block	Code
	`radio send ()`
	`on radio () received end`
	`radio send number ()`
	`radio send string ()`
	`radio send value () = ()`
	`on radio received () end`
	`on radio received () () end`
	`(received packet ())`
	`radio set frequency band ()`
	`radio set group ()`
	`radio set transmit power ()`
	`radio set transmit serial number ()`

Loops#

Block	Code
	`break`
	`continue`
	`repeat () times end`
	`while () end`
	`every () ms end`
	`for () from 0 to () end`
	`for element () of () end`
	`pause until ()`

Logic#

Block	Code
	`if () then end`
	`<false>`
	`<true>`
	`<() = ()>`
	`<() ≥ ()>`
	`<() > ()>`
	`<() ≤ ()>`
	`<() < ()>`
	`<() ≠ ()>`
	`<not ()>`
	`<() and ()>`
	`<() or ()>`

Variables#

Block	Code
	`change [ v] by ()`
	`set [ v] to ()`

Math#

Block	Code
	`(pick random () to ())`
	`<pick random true or false>`
	`(() + ())`
	`(() / ())`
	`(() × ())`
	`(() ** ())`
	`(() - ())`
	`(constrain () between () and ())`
	`(convert () from [ v])`
	`(map () from low () high () to low () high ())`
	`(remainder of () / ())`
	`([ v] of () and ())`
	`(absolute of ())`

Functions#

Block	Code
	`return ()`
	`call function`
	`function`

Arrays#

Block	Code
	`(() find index of ())`
	`() insert at () value ()`
	`(get random value from ())`
	`(get and remove last value from ())`
	`remove last value from ()`
	`() add value () to end`
	`(() get and remove value at ())`
	`() remove value at ()`
	`reverse ()`
	`(get and remove first value from ())`
	`remove first value from ()`
	`(() insert () at beginning)`
	`(empty array)`
	`(() get value at ())`
	`() set value at () to ()`
	`(length of array ())`

Text#

Block	Code
	`(text from char code ())`
	`(char code from () at ())`
	`(compare () to ())`
	`(char from () at ())`
	`<() includes ()>`
	`<() is empty>`
	`(parse to number ())`
	`(split () at ())`
	`(substring of () from () of length ())`
	`(join () ())`
	`(length of ())`
	`(convert () to text)`

Game#

Block	Code
	`add life ()`
	`change score by ()`
	`(create sprite at x: () y: ())`
	`delete ()`
	`game over`
	`<is game over>`
	`<is paused>`
	`<is running>`
	`() move by ()`
	`pause`
	`remove life ()`
	`(score)`
	`set life ()`
	`set score ()`
	`() if on edge, bounce`
	`() change [ v] by ()`
	`<is () deleted>`
	`() set [ v] to ()`
	`<is () touching edge>`
	`<is () touching ()>`
	`start countdown (ms) ()`
	`() turn [ v] by (°) ()`

Images#

Block	Code
	`(arrow image [ v])`
	`(icon image [ v])`
	`(create big image [#...#\|.#.#.\|..#..\|.#.#.\|#...#])`
	`(create image [#...#\|.#.#.\|..#..\|.#.#.\|#...#])`
	`scroll image () with offset () and interval (ms) ()`
	`show image () at offset () and interval (ms) ()`

Pins#

Block	Code
	`(analog pin [ v])`
	`analog pitch () for (ms) ()`
	`analog set pitch pin ()`
	`(analog read pin ())`
	`(digital read pin ())`
	`analog set period pin () to (µs) ()`
	`analog write pin () to ()`
	`digital write pin () to ()`
	`set pin () to emit [ v] events`
	`set pull pin () to [ v]`
	`servo write pin () to ()`
	`servo set pulse pin () to (µs) ()`
	`set [ v] to touch mode [ v]`
	`(digital pin [ v])`
	`i2c write number at address () with value () of format [ v] repeated ()`
	`(map () from low () from high () to low () to high ())`
	`neopixel matrix width pin () ()`
	`set audio pin ()`
	`set audio pin enabled ()`
	`(i2c read number at address () of format [ v] repeated ())`
	`on pin [ v] pulsed [ v] end`
	`(pulse duration (µs))`
	`(pulse in (µs) pin () pulsed [ v])`
	`spi format bits () mode ()`
	`spi frequency ()`
	`spi set pins MOSI () MISO () SCK ()`
	`(spi write ())`

Serial#

Block	Code
	`serial set rx buffer size to ()`
	`serial set tx buffer size to ()`
	`serial set write line padding to ()`
	`serial on data received () end`
	`(serial read string)`
	`(serial read line)`
	`(serial read until ())`
	`(serial read buffer ())`
	`serial redirect to TX [ v] RX [ v] at baud rate [ v]`
	`serial redirect to USB`
	`serial set baud rate [ v]`
	`serial write buffer ()`
	`serial write line ()`
	`serial write number ()`
	`serial write numbers ()`
	`serial write string ()`
	`serial write value () = ()`

Control#

Block	Code
	`(device name)`
	`(device serial number)`
	`(event timestamp)`
	`(event value)`
	`run in background end`
	`on event from () with value () end`
	`raise event from source () with value ()`
	`reset`
	`(millis (ms))`
	`wait for event from () with value ()`
	`wait (µs) ()`

Calliope mini#

The makecode-calliope profile adds the Calliope mini’s own blocks and recolours the shared ones; listed here are only the blocks the Calliope editor adds or words differently.