How to Interpret Return Value of BatteryStatus
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How to Interpret Return Value of BatteryStatus (5/6/96)
- Q: I am trying to determine whether the Newton device is plugged in and to obtain other battery status information. Many slots have a
nil value in the frame returned by the BatteryStatus global function. How do I interpret these values?
A: A value of nil is returned if the underlying hardware cannot determine the correct information. Some hardware is limited in the amount of information that it can return. Future hardware may fill in more slots with authoritative non-nil values.