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Stream.readStringUntil()

Description

readStringUntil() reads characters from a stream into a String. The function terminates if the terminator character is detected or it times out (see setTimeout()).

This function is part of the Stream class, and can be called by any class that inherits from it (Wire, Serial, etc). See the Stream class main page for more information.

Syntax

stream.readString(terminator)

Parameters

stream: an instance of a class that inherits from Stream.
terminator: the character to search for. Allowed data types: char.

Returns

The entire String read from a stream, up to the terminator character

Notes and Warnings

The terminator character is discarded from the stream.