Computer.Ports Property

Definition

Namespace:

Microsoft.VisualBasic.Devices

Assembly:

Microsoft.VisualBasic.dll

Gets an object that provides a property and a method for accessing the computer's serial ports.

public:
 property Microsoft::VisualBasic::Devices::Ports ^ Ports { Microsoft::VisualBasic::Devices::Ports ^ get(); };

public Microsoft.VisualBasic.Devices.Ports Ports { get; }

member this.Ports : Microsoft.VisualBasic.Devices.Ports

Public ReadOnly Property Ports As Ports

Property Value

Ports

The My.Computer.Ports object.

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

This property provides easy access to the My.Computer.Ports object. For more information, see Ports object.

Availability by Project Type

Project type	Available
Windows Forms Application	Yes
Class Library	Yes
Console Application	Yes
Windows Forms Control Library	Yes
Web Control Library	No
Windows Service	Yes
Web Site	No

See also

• Ports
• Objects (Visual Basic)