Read one line from a serial port.

system.serial. readLine( port [, timeout] [, encoding] )

• Parameters

String port - The previously configured serial port to use.

int timeout - Maximum amount of time, in milliseconds, to block before returning. Default is 5000. [optional]

String encoding - The String encoding to use. Default is UTF8. [optional]

• Returns

String - A line of text. A line is considered to be terminated by any one of a line feed ('\n'), a carriage return ('\r'), or a carriage return followed immediately by a line feed.

• Scope

All

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