COM_Read (Windows Embedded CE 6.0)
1/6/2010
This function enables an application to receive characters from the serial port.
Syntax
ULONG COM_Read(
HANDLE pContext,
PUCHAR pTargetBuffer,
ULONG BufferLength,
PULONG pBytesRead
);
Parameters
- pContext
[in] Pointer to a handle returned by the COM_Open function.
- pTargetBuffer
[in] Pointer to valid memory.
- BufferLength
[in] Specifies the size, in bytes, of pTargetBuffer.
- pBytesRead
[out] Pointer to a ULONG that contains the number of bytes read*.*
Return Value
The number of bytes read indicates success. A value of -1 indicates failure.
Remarks
This function sets the buffer and buffer length requested by the caller. It writes the number of bytes transacted and returns the status of the call.
This function is exported to users through the ReadFile function.
This function must obey time-out values set for the serial port.
Requirements
| Header | Developer Implemented |
| Library | Serial.lib |
| Windows Embedded CE | Windows CE 1.0 and later |
See Also
Reference
Serial Port Driver MDD Functions
COM_Open
COM_Write