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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  

readString()

   
Examples  
// Example by Tom Igoe 
 
import processing.net.*; 
Client myClient; 
String inString; 
byte interesting = 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); 
    inString = myClient.readString(); 
    println(inString); 
  } 
} 
 

Description   Returns the all the data from the buffer as a String. This method assumes the incoming characters are ASCII. If you want to transfer Unicode data, first convert the String to a byte stream in the representation of your choice (i.e. UTF8 or two-byte Unicode data), and send it as a byte array.
   
Syntax  
client.readString()
   
Parameters  
mov   any variable of type Client

   
Returns   String
   
Usage   Web & Application
   
 
 






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








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