flush

Clear buffers for communication using TCP/IP server

Since R2021a

Syntax

flush(t)

flush(t,"input")

flush(t,"output")

Description

flush(t) flushes all data from both the input and output buffers of the client connected to the TCP/IP server t.

flush(t,"input") flushes only the input buffer.

flush(t,"output") flushes only the output buffer.

Examples

Flush TCP/IP Server Inputs and Outputs

Create a TCP/IP server on port 4000.

server = tcpserver(4000)

server = 
  TCPServer with properties:

        ServerAddress: "::"
           ServerPort: 4000
            Connected: 0
        ClientAddress: ""
           ClientPort: []
    NumBytesAvailable: 0

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Create a TCP/IP client to connect to your server object using tcpclient. You must specify the same port number you use to create server.

client = tcpclient("localhost",4000);

Write some data to the client and view the number of bytes available to be read in the server input buffer.

write(client,1:5,"uint8")
server.NumBytesAvailable

ans = 5

Flush both the input and output buffers of the server.

flush(server)

View the number of bytes available to be read.

server.NumBytesAvailable

ans = 0

The input buffer has no data.

Input Arguments

t — TCP/IP server

tcpserver object

TCP/IP server, specified as a tcpserver object.

Example: flush(t) flushes data from the TCP/IP server t.

Version History

Introduced in R2021a