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28 lines
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# Serial Read String
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Read the buffered serial data as a string
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```sig
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serial.readString();
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```
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## Returns
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* a [string](/types/string) containing input from the serial port. Empty if no data available.
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## Example
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The following program scrolls text on the screen as it arrives from serial.
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```blocks
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basic.forever(() => {
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basic.showString(serial.readString());
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});
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```
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## See also
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[serial](/device/serial),
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[serial write line](/reference/serial/write-line),
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[serial write value](/reference/serial/write-value)
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