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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
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