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WAITFOR
. Summary
waitfor(str <waitstr>, int <timeout>);
. Description
The waitfor function is used to wait for the given string to come in
over the serial port. Timeout is the maximum amount of time, in sec-
onds, to wait for the string. Case is not significant, and the
string must be no longer than 40 characters.
. Return Value
A non-zero (TRUE) value is returned if the string is received from
the serial port in the given time, otherwise a zero (FALSE) value is
returned.
. Example
if (waitfor("name?", 1800))
prints("The string 'name?' came in from the comm port.");
else
{
prints("The string 'name?' did not come in from the");
prints("comm port in 3 minutes!");
}
See Also:
track
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