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Class | Serial |
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Name | clear() |
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Examples | // Example by Tom Igoe import processing.serial.*; Serial myPort; // The serial port char inByte; int i = 0; 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); } void draw() { // Read until we have 10 bytes, then close the port if (myPort.available() > 1) { if (i >= 10) { // Clear the buffer, or available() will still be > 0: myPort.clear(); // Close the port myPort.stop(); println("10 bytes! I'm done!"); } else { inByte = myPort.readChar(); println(inByte); } i++; } } |
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Description | Empty the buffer, removes all the data stored there. | ||
Syntax | serial.clear() |
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Returns | None | ||
Usage | Web & Application |