Ports Class
Definition
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Provides a property and a method for accessing the computer's serial ports.
public ref class Ports
public class Ports
type Ports = class
Public Class Ports
- Inheritance
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Ports
Examples
This example describes how to send strings to the computer's COM1
serial port.
The Using
block allows the application to close the serial port even if it generates an exception. All code that manipulates the serial port should appear within this block, or within a Try...Catch...Finally
block with a call to use the Close method.
The WriteLine method sends the data to the serial port.
Sub SendSerialData(ByVal data As String)
' Send strings to a serial port.
Using com1 As IO.Ports.SerialPort =
My.Computer.Ports.OpenSerialPort("COM1")
com1.WriteLine(data)
End Using
End Sub
For more information, see How to: Send Strings to Serial Ports.
Remarks
The My.Computer.Ports
object provides a straightforward entry point for accessing the .NET Framework serial port class, SerialPort.
The following table lists examples of tasks involving the My.Computer.Ports
object.
To | See |
---|---|
Dial a modem attached to a serial port | How to: Dial Modems Attached to Serial Ports |
Send a string to a serial port | How to: Send Strings to Serial Ports |
Receive strings from a serial port | How to: Receive Strings From Serial Ports |
Show available serial ports | How to: Show Available Serial Ports |
Availability by Project Type
Project type | Available |
---|---|
Windows Application | Yes |
Class Library | Yes |
Console Application | Yes |
Windows Control Library | Yes |
Web Control Library | No |
Windows Service | Yes |
Web Site | No |
Constructors
Ports() |
Initializes a new instance of the Ports class. |
Properties
SerialPortNames |
Gets a collection of the names of the serial ports on the computer. |
Methods
Equals(Object) |
Determines whether the specified object is equal to the current object. (Inherited from Object) |
GetHashCode() |
Serves as the default hash function. (Inherited from Object) |
GetType() |
Gets the Type of the current instance. (Inherited from Object) |
MemberwiseClone() |
Creates a shallow copy of the current Object. (Inherited from Object) |
OpenSerialPort(String) |
Creates and opens a SerialPort object. |
OpenSerialPort(String, Int32) |
Creates and opens a SerialPort object. |
OpenSerialPort(String, Int32, Parity) |
Creates and opens a SerialPort object. |
OpenSerialPort(String, Int32, Parity, Int32) |
Creates and opens a SerialPort object. |
OpenSerialPort(String, Int32, Parity, Int32, StopBits) |
Creates and opens a SerialPort object. |
ToString() |
Returns a string that represents the current object. (Inherited from Object) |