Working with Libraries

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On mbed.org there is integrated support for code component sharing and reuse via Libraries . To add a library to your program, right click your program, then select Import Library:

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Alternatively, if you see a library you want on the mbed site, click 'Import this library into a program':

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To find out how to create your own libraries, see Writing a Library

Features

A library can be imported into any program
If a new version of a library is published, anyone using the library in a program will be notified that a new version is available
Libraries can be imported, modified, then republished (forking)
If a program using the library is published, the library will be 'attached' to that program and will be automatically imported if anyone imports the program
You can see which published programs are using a library on the library's page
If public, libraries appear on the Code page and in the IDE import wizard
Like Programs, Libraries will autogenerate documentation if it is provided in the code (see Documenting a Library).

Working with Libraries

Copy and paste no more!

Features

State diagrams

Creating a library

Modifying someone else's library