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| Class | Client | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Name | read() | ||
| Examples | // Example by Tom Igoe
import processing.net.*; 
Client myClient;
int dataIn; 
void setup() {
  size(200, 200);
  // Connect to the local machine at port 5204.
  // This example will not run if you haven't
  // previously started a server on this port
  myClient = new Client(this, "127.0.0.1", 5204);
}
void draw() {
  if (myClient.available() > 0) {
dataIn = myClient.read();
  }
  background(dataIn);
} | ||
| Description | Returns a number between 0 and 255 for the next byte that's waiting in the buffer. Returns -1 if there is no byte, although this should be avoided by first cheacking available() to see if any data is available. | ||
| Syntax | client.read() | ||
| Parameters | 
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| Returns | int | ||
| Usage | Application | 

