IOCTL_SERIAL_PURGE (Windows CE 5.0)
This IOCTL discards characters from the output or input buffer of a specified communications resource. It can also terminate pending read or write operations on the resource. The DeviceIoControl function executes this IOCTL.
Parameters
dwOpenData
[in] Handle returned from a call to the COM_Open function.dwCode
[in] Set to this IOCTL: IOCTL_SERIAL_PURGE.pBufIn
[in] Pointer to a DWORD variable containing the action.The following table shows the flags that this DWORD variable can contain.
Flag Description PURGE_TXABORT Terminates all outstanding write operations and returns immediately, even if the write operations have not been completed. PURGE_RXABORT Terminates all outstanding read operations and returns immediately, even if the read operations have not been completed. PURGE_TXCLEAR Clears the output buffer, if the driver has one. PURGE_RXCLEAR Clears the input buffer, if the driver has one. dwLenIn
[in] Set to sizeof(DWORD).pBufOut
Ignored.dwLenOut
Ignored.pdwActualOut
Ignored.
Return Values
Returns TRUE if successful. Returns FALSE otherwise. To get extended error information, call GetLastError.
Requirements
OS Versions: Windows CE 1.0 and later.
Header: Pegdser.h.
See Also
COM_IOControl | COM_Open | DeviceIoControl
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