Re: SerialPort.Open [Polling]?

[T Lee Davidson <t.lee.davidson@xxxxxxxxx>]

On 6/5/24 14:12, Claus Dietrich wrote:
> Am 04.06.24 um 12:22 schrieb Benoît Minisini:
> > Le 04/06/2024 à 03:49, T Lee Davidson a écrit :
> > > https://gambaswiki.org/wiki/comp/gb.net/serialport/open describes the SerialPort.Open method. But, it does not explain what 
> > > the optional Polling parameter is/does.
> > >
> > > Looking at the source code, it appears to be the interval, in milliseconds with a default of 50ms, between polls of the 
> > > serial port, I assume, to see if there is data available to be read. Is this correct?
> >
> > According to the source code, polling is only used if you handle one of the 'XXXChange' event. Detecting data availability is 
> > always done, and not by polling.
> >
> > Beware it does not work if you change the event observer of the SerialPort object after having created it.
> >
> > Regards,
> Hi Benoit
>
> Your reply doesn't explain the purpose of the optional polling parameter and since the detection of data is always done, what 
> are the detection-criteria (i.e. byte by byte)?
>
> Best regards
>
> Claus

I thought Benoît's reply explained it. Does the edit I made to the https://gambaswiki.org/wiki/comp/gb.net/serialport/open page 
make sense to you? Or, does it need to be reworded for more clarity?


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Lee

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