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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 | 
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| Returns | String | ||||
| Usage | Web & Application | 

