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Name

serverEvent()
Examples
// Creates a server that prints new client's IP addresses. 

import processing.net.*;

int port = 10002;   
Server myServer;    

void setup()
{
  size(400, 400);
  background(0);
  myServer = new Server(this, port); // Starts a server on port 10002
}

void draw() {
  // Nothing happens here, everything happens inside ServerEvent()
}

// ServerEvent message is generated when a new client connects 
// to an existing server.
void serverEvent(Server someServer, Client someClient) {
  println("We have a new client: " + someClient.ip());
}
Description The code inside serverEvent() is run when a new client connects to a server that has been created within the program.
Syntax
void serverEvent(server, client) {
  statements
}
Parameters
server Server: server the client is connecting to
client Client: client connecting to the server
statements any valid statements
RelatedServer
Updated on January 1, 2021 03:38:10am EST

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