serialEvent()

Called at the end of loop() when data is available. Use Serial.read() to capture this data.

void serialEvent() {
  //statements
}

For boards with additional serial ports (see the list of available serial ports for each board on the Serial main page):

void serialEvent1() {
  //statements
}

void serialEvent2() {
  //statements
}

void serialEvent3() {
  //statements
}

statements: any valid statements

Nothing

serialEvent() doesn’t work on the Leonardo, Micro, or Yún.

serialEvent() and serialEvent1() don’t work on the Arduino SAMD Boards

serialEvent(), serialEvent1(), serialEvent2(), and serialEvent3() don’t work on the Arduino Due.