Reference for Processing version 1.0+. 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

read()

Examples
// Example by Tom Igoe

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);
}
Description Returns a number between 0 and 255 for the next byte that's waiting in the buffer. Returns -1 if there is no byte, although this should be avoided by first cheacking available() to see if any data is available.
Syntax
client.read()
Parameters
client any variable of type Client
Returns int
Usage Application
Updated on November 22, 2008 08:39:25pm PST

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