// C++ code
//this is an alteration of "button" program that comes in the Arduino IDE

const int LedPin=2; //the number of the LED pin on the Arduino Uno
const int buttonPin=7;

int buttonState=0; //variable for reading pushbutton
int counter;
int times=0;

void setup()
{
  pinMode(LedPin, OUTPUT);
    // initialize the pushbutton pin as an input:
  pinMode(buttonPin, INPUT);
}

void loop()
{
  // read the state of the pushbutton value:
  buttonState = digitalRead(buttonPin);

  // check if the pushbutton is pressed. If it is, the buttonState is HIGH:
  if (buttonState == HIGH) {
    // turn LED on:
    digitalWrite(LedPin, HIGH);
  } else {
    // turn LED off:
    digitalWrite(LedPin, LOW);
  }
  
  
 // digitalWrite(LedPin, HIGH);
//  delay(100); // Wait for 100 millisecond(s)
//  digitalWrite(LedPin, LOW);
//  delay(500); // Wait for 500 millisecond(s)
  
  //the following is going to spell out HELLO in Morse Code
  //H= dot dot dot dot
//  times=4;
//  for (counter =0; counter < times; ++counter)
//  {
//  digitalWrite(LedPin, HIGH);
//  delay(100); // Wait for 100 millisecond(s)
//  digitalWrite(LedPin, LOW);
//  delay(500); // Wait for 500 millisecond(s)
//  }
//  delay(1000); // Wait for 1000 millisecond(s) between letters

}