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Class | Client
Name | ### write()
Examples |
    // Creates a client that sends input to a server

    import processing.net.*;
    Client myClient;
    int clicks;

    void setup() {
      // Connect to the local machine at port 10002.
      // This example will not run if you haven't
      // previously started a server on this port.
      myClient = new Client(this, "127.0.0.1", 10002);
      // Say hello
      myClient.write("Hi there");
    }

    void mouseReleased() {
      // Count the number of mouse clicks:
      clicks++;
      // Tell the server:
      myClient.write("Mouse pressed " + clicks + " times.\n");
    }

    void draw() {
      // Change the background if the mouse is pressed
      if (mousePressed) {
        background(255);
      } else {
        background(0);
      }
    }
Description | Writes data to a server specified when constructing the client, or writes data to the specific client obtained from the Server available() method.
Syntax |
    client.write(data)
Parameters |
client | Client: any variable of type Client
data | String, byte[], or int: data to write
Returns | void

Updated on January 1, 2021 03:38:10am EST
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