pxt-calliope/docs/reference/radio/receive-string.md
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# Receive String
Find the next string sent by `radio` from another micro:bit.
```sig
radio.receiveString()
```
### Returns
* the first [string](/reference/types/string) that was sent. If no
string was sent, then this function returns an empty (blank) string.
### Simulator
This function only works on the micro:bit, not in browsers.
### Example: Simple receiver
Show the string sent by another micro:bit.
```blocks
radio.onDataReceived(() => {
basic.showString(radio.receiveString());
});
```
### Example: Two-way radio
If you load this program onto two or more micro:bits, you can send a code word from one of them to the others by pressing button `A`.
The other micro:bits will receive the code word and then show it.
```blocks
input.onButtonPressed(Button.A, () => {
radio.sendString("Codeword: TRIMARAN")
basic.showString("SENT");
})
radio.onDataReceived(() => {
basic.showString(radio.receiveString());
});
```
### ~hint
A radio that can both transmit and receive is called a _transceiver_.
### ~
### Example: Mood radio
This is a simple program to send whether you are happy or sad over ```radio```.
Use the `A` or `B` button to select an emotion.
This program will also receive your friend's mood.
```blocks
let data: string = "";
input.onButtonPressed(Button.A, () => {
radio.sendString("H");
});
input.onButtonPressed(Button.B, () => {
radio.sendString("S");
});
radio.onDataReceived(() => {
data = radio.receiveString();
if ("H" == data) {
basic.showLeds(`
. . . . .
. # . # .
. . . . .
# . . . #
. # # # .
`);
} else if ("S" == data) {
basic.showLeds(`
. . . . .
. # . # .
. . . . .
. # # # .
# . . . #
`);
} else {
basic.showString("?");
}
});
```
### See also
[send string](/reference/radio/send-string), [on data received](/reference/radio/on-data-received)