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| Name |
Client |
| 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);
}
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| Description |
A client connects to a server and sends data back and forth. If anything goes wrong with the connection, for example the host is not there or is listening on a different port, an exception is thrown.
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| Methods |
| stop() |
Disconnects from the server |
| active() |
Returns true if this client is still active |
| ip() |
Returns the IP address of the machine as a String |
| available() |
Returns the number of bytes in the buffer waiting to be read |
| clear() |
Clears the buffer |
| read() |
Returns a value from the buffer |
| readChar() |
Returns the next byte in the buffer as a char |
| readBytes() |
Reads everything in the buffer |
| readBytesUntil() |
Reads from the buffer of bytes up to and including a particular character |
| readString() |
Returns the buffer as a String |
| readStringUntil() |
Returns the buffer as a String up to and including a particular character |
| write() |
Writes bytes, chars, ints, bytes[], Strings |
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| Constructor | Client(parent, host, port)
Client(parent, socket)
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| Parameters |
| parent |
PApplet: typically use "this" |
| host |
String: address of the server |
| port |
int: port to read/write from on the server |
| socket |
Socket: any object of type Socket |
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| Related | clientEvent()
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Updated on January 1, 2021 03:38:10am EST
