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Client |
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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);
}
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| Description |
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A client connects to a server and sends data back and forth. If anything goes wrong with the connection, for example the host is not there or is listening on a different port, an exception is thrown. |
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available()
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Returns the number of bytes in the buffer waiting to be read
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read()
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Returns a value from the buffer
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readChar()
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Returns the next byte in the buffer as a char
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readBytes()
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Reads everything in the buffer
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readBytesUntil()
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Reads from the buffer of bytes up to and including a particular character
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readString()
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Returns the buffer as a String
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readStringUntil()
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Returns the buffer as a String up to and including a particular character
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write()
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Writes bytes, chars, ints, bytes[], Strings
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clear()
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Clears the buffer
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stop()
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Disconnects from the server
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ip()
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Returns the IP address of the machine as a String
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| Constructors |
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Client(parent, host, port)
Client(parent, socket)
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| parent |
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PApplet: typically use "this"
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| host |
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String: address of the server
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| port |
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int: port to read/write from on the server
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| socket |
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Socket:
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| Usage |
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Application |
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