BaseStation.ItemDescriber Namespace
CAS.CommServer.CommonBus Namespace
CAS.DataPorter.Configurator Namespace
CAS.Lib.CommonBus Namespace
CAS.Lib.CommonBus.ApplicationLayer Namespace
CAS.Lib.CommonBus.CommunicationLayer Namespace
CAS.Lib.CommonBus.CommunicationLayer.Generic Namespace
CAS.Lib.CommonBus.CommunicationLayer.Net Namespace
CAS.Lib.CommonBus.CommunicationLayer.NULL Namespace
CAS.Lib.CommonBus.CommunicationLayer.RS Namespace
CAS.Lib.CommonBus.Components Namespace
CAS.Lib.CommonBus.Management Namespace
CAS.Lib.CommonBus.Xml Namespace
CAS.Lib.DeviceSimulator Namespace
CAS.NetworkConfigLib Namespace
Object-Oriented Internet Process-Observer

ICommunicationLayer..::..GetChar Method (Byte%, Int32)

Get the next character from the receiving stream.

Namespace:  CAS.Lib.CommonBus.CommunicationLayer
Assembly:  CommServer.CommonBus (in CommServer.CommonBus.dll)

Syntax

TGetCharRes GetChar(
	out byte lastChr,
	int millisecondsTimeout
)
Function GetChar ( _
	<OutAttribute> ByRef lastChr As Byte, _
	millisecondsTimeout As Integer _
) As TGetCharRes
TGetCharRes^ GetChar(
	[OutAttribute] unsigned char^% lastChr, 
	int^ millisecondsTimeout
)

Parameters

lastChr
Type: Byte%
The character or 0 if timeout
millisecondsTimeout
Type: Int32
The number of milliseconds to wait for the character.

Return Value

Success: Operation accomplished successfully Timeout: Data is unavailable because of a communication error – loss of communication with a station DisInd: Disconnect indication – connection has been shut down remotely or lost because of communication error. Data is unavailable

See Also

ICommunicationLayer Interface
GetChar Overload
CAS.Lib.CommonBus.CommunicationLayer Namespace