Name

available()

Class

Client

Description

Returns the number of bytes available. When any client has bytes available from the server, it returns the number of bytes.

Examples

  • 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);
    }
    
    

Syntax

  • client.available()

Parameters

  • client(Client) any variable of type Client

Return

  • int