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Class

Serial

Name

lastChar()

Examples
// Example by Tom Igoe

import processing.serial.*;

Serial myPort;  // The serial port:

void setup() {
  // List all the available serial ports:
  println(Serial.list());
  // Open the port you are using at the rate you want:
  myPort = new Serial(this, Serial.list()[0], 9600);
  myPort.write(45);
}

void draw() {
  while (myPort.available() > 0) {
    char lastIn = myPort.lastChar();
    println(lastIn);
  }
}

Description Returns the last byte received as a char.
Syntax
.lastChar()
Returnschar
Updated on June 19, 2013 03:54:02pm EDT

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