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Ports.SerialPortNames Property

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Definition

Namespace:
Microsoft.VisualBasic.Devices
Assembly:
Microsoft.VisualBasic.dll

Gets a collection of the names of the serial ports on the computer.

public:
 property System::Collections::ObjectModel::ReadOnlyCollection<System::String ^> ^ SerialPortNames { System::Collections::ObjectModel::ReadOnlyCollection<System::String ^> ^ get(); };
public System.Collections.ObjectModel.ReadOnlyCollection<string> SerialPortNames { get; }
member this.SerialPortNames : System.Collections.ObjectModel.ReadOnlyCollection<string>
Public ReadOnly Property SerialPortNames As ReadOnlyCollection(Of String)

Property Value

ReadOnlyCollection<String>

A collection of the names of the serial ports on the computer.

Examples

This example loops over all the strings that the My.Computer.Ports.SerialPortNames property returns. These strings are the names of the available serial ports on the computer.

Typically, a user selects which serial port the application should use from the list of available ports. In this example, the serial port names are stored in a ListBox control. For more information, see ListBox Control.

Sub GetSerialPortNames()
    ' Show all available COM ports.
    For Each sp As String In My.Computer.Ports.SerialPortNames
        ListBox1.Items.Add(sp)
    Next
End Sub

This example requires:

  • A reference to the System namespace.

  • That your form have a ListBox control named ListBox1.

For more information, see How to: Show Available Serial Ports.

Remarks

The My.Computer.Ports.SerialPortNames property gets a collection of the names of the serial ports on the computer.

The following table lists an example of a task involving the My.Computer.Ports.SerialPortNames property.

To See
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

Applies to

See also