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	| Class | Client | 
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		| Name | readChar() | 
	
	
| Examples | 
import processing.net.*; 
Client myClient;
char charIn;
void setup() {
  size(200, 200);
  myClient = new Client(this, "127.0.0.1", 5204);
}
void draw() {
  if (myClient.available() > 0) {
    charIn = myClient.readChar();
    println(dataIn);
  }
}
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		| Description | Returns the next byte in the buffer as a char. Returns -1 or 0xffff if nothing is there. | 
	| Syntax | client.readChar() | 
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		| Parameters | 
| client | Client:  any variable of type Client | 
 | 
	| Returns | char | 
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Updated on January 21, 2019 10:05:14am EST