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Class

Serial

Name

readStringUntil()

Examples
// Example by Tom Igoe

import processing.serial.*;

int lf = 10;    // Linefeed in ASCII
String myString = null;
Serial myPort;  // The serial port

void setup() {
  // List all the available serial ports
  println(Serial.list());
  // I know that the first port in the serial list on my mac
  // is always my  Keyspan adaptor, so I open Serial.list()[0].
  // Open whatever port is the one you're using.
  myPort = new Serial(this, Serial.list()[0], 9600);
  myPort.clear();
  // Throw out the first reading, in case we started reading 
  // in the middle of a string from the sender.
  myString = myPort.readStringUntil(lf);
  myString = null;
}

void draw() {
  while (myPort.available() > 0) {
    myString = myPort.readStringUntil(lf);
    if (myString != null) {
      println(myString);
    }
  }
}
Description Combination of readBytesUntil() and readString(). Returns null if it doesn't find what you're looking for.
Syntax
serial.readStringUntil()
serial.readStringUntil(interesting)
Parameters
serial any variable of type Serial
interesting byte: character designated to mark the end of the data
Returns String
Usage Web & Application
Updated on June 14, 2010 12:05:25pm EDT

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