ASCOM Platform Developer Help
SerialReceive Method
Receive at least one text character from the ASCOM serial port
Definition
Namespace: ASCOM.Utilities
Assembly: ASCOM.Utilities (in ASCOM.Utilities.dll) Version: 7.1.3+4851.c5da65c2b
The characters received
Assembly: ASCOM.Utilities (in ASCOM.Utilities.dll) Version: 7.1.3+4851.c5da65c2b
C#
public string Receive()VB
Public Function Receive As StringC++
public:
virtual String^ Receive() sealedReturn Value
StringThe characters received
Remarks
This method reads all of the characters currently in the serial receive buffer. It will not return
unless it reads at least one character. A timeout will cause a TimeoutException to be raised. Use this for
text data, as it returns a String.
Exceptions
| TimeoutException | Thrown when a receive timeout occurs. |
| SerialPortInUseException | Thrown when unable to acquire the serial port |
| NotConnectedException | Thrown when this command is used before setting Connect = True |