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SoftwareSerial: int read()

Description

Reads a character from the receive pin of the software serial port. This function waits for a character to arrive, reads it, and returns the character read. Data that arrives at other times is lost.

Parameters

none

Returns

the character read

Example

SoftwareSerial serial(6, 7);

void setup()
{
  serial.begin(9600);
}

void loop()
{
  char c = serial.read();
} 

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