Reads a string up to the specified value in the input buffer.
Syntax
Parameters
- value
Returns
The contents of the input buffer up to the specified value.
Remarks
This method reads a string up to the specified value. While the returned string does not include the value, the value is removed from the input buffer.
If it is necessary to switch between reading text and reading binary data from the stream, select a protocol that carefully defines the boundary between text and binary data, such as manually reading bytes and decoding the data.
Because the System.IO.Ports.SerialPort class buffers data, and the stream contained in the SerialPort.BaseStream property does not, the two might conflict about how many bytes are available to read. The SerialPort.BytesToRead property can indicate that there are bytes to read, but these bytes might not be accessible to the stream contained in the SerialPort.BaseStream property because they have been buffered to the System.IO.Ports.SerialPort class.
Requirements
Assembly: System (in System.dll)
Assembly Versions: 2.0.0.0, 4.0.0.0
Since: .NET 2.0