// Button Example One (active high)
//
// Button not pressed: signal is LOW
// Button pressed    : signal is HIGH
//
// The resistor keeps pin 8 low when the button
// is not pressed.
// The resistor is a pulldown resistor.
// 
// Button Example One: https://wokwi.com/projects/397990618860958721
// Button Example Two: https://wokwi.com/projects/397990611031240705
//
// 16 May 2024, by Koepel, Public Domain.

const int buttonPin = 8;
int oldValue = LOW; // default/idle value for pin 8 is low.

void setup() 
{
  Serial.begin(9600);
  Serial.println("Press the button.");

  // Initialize the pin for reading the button.
  pinMode(buttonPin, INPUT);
}

void loop() 
{
  // Read the value of pin 8.
  int newValue = digitalRead(buttonPin);

  // Check if the value was changed,
  // by comparing it with the previous value.
  if(newValue != oldValue)
  {
    if(newValue == HIGH)
    {
      Serial.println("The button is pressed.");
    }
    else
    {
      Serial.println("The button is released.");
    }
    // Remember the value for the next time.
    oldValue = newValue;
  }

  // Slow down the sketch.
  // Also for debouncing the button.
  delay(100);
}