Description

readStringUntil() reads characters from the serial buffer into a string. The function terminates if it times out (see setTimeout()).

This function is part of the Stream class, and is called by any class that inherits from it (Wire, Serial, etc). See the Stream class main page for more information.

Syntax

Serial.readStringUntil(terminator)

Parameters

terminator : the character to search for (char)

Returns

The entire String read from the serial buffer, until the terminator character is detected

See also

LANGUAGE Serial
LANGUAGE begin()
LANGUAGE end()
LANGUAGE available()
LANGUAGE read()
LANGUAGE peek()
LANGUAGE flush()
LANGUAGE print()
LANGUAGE println()
LANGUAGE write()
LANGUAGE SerialEvent()
LANGUAGE stream.parseFloat()

Corrections, suggestions, and new documentation are very welcomed. They can be contributed to the energia website repository on Github.

The text of the Energia getting started and reference guides are licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 License. The Energia reference is based on the Wiring/Arduino reference. Code samples in the guide are released into the public domain.

Energia sketches are C/C++ based and compiled with the open-source compiler MSPGCC or arm-gcc-none-eabi. The Energia language comes from Wiring. The Energia environment is based on Processing and includes modifications made by Wiring and Arduino.

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