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  Reference for Processing (BETA) version 91+. If you have a previous version, use the reference included with your software. If you see any errors or have any comments, let us know.  
Class   Client
   
Name  

readBytes()

   
Examples  
// Example by Tom Igoe 
 
// Creates a client that listens for input and puts 
// the bytes it gets into a byte[] buffer 
 
import processing.net.*; 
Client myClient; 
byte[] byteBuffer = new byte[10]; 
 
void setup() { 
  size (300, 100); 
  // Connect to the local machine at port 10002. 
  // This example will not run if you haven't 
  // previously started a server on this port 
  myClient = new Client(this, "127.0.0.1", 10002); 
} 
 
void draw() { 
  if (myClient.available() > 0) { 
    background(0); 
    // Read in the bytes 
    int byteCount = myClient.readBytes(byteBuffer); 
    if (byteCount > 0 ) { 
      // Convert the byte array to a String 
      String myString = new String(byteBuffer); 
      // Show it text area 
      println(myString); 
    } 
  } 
} 
 

Description   Reads a group of bytes from the buffer. The version with no parameters returns a byte array of all data in the buffer. This is not efficient, but is easy to use. The version with the byteBuffer parameter is more memory and time efficient. It grabs the data in the buffer and puts it into the byte array passed in and returns an int value for the number of bytes read. If more bytes are available than can fit into the byteBuffer, only those that fit are read.
   
Syntax  
client.readBytes()
client.readBytes(byteBuffer)
   
Parameters  
client   any variable of type Client

bytebuffer   byte[]: passed in byte array to be altered

   
Returns   byte[] or int
   
Usage   Web & Application
   
 
 






   
 
Updated: Fri Jul 15 16:41:09 PDT 2005
 
 








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