Description
readBytesUntil() reads characters from a stream into a buffer. The function terminates if the terminator character is detected, the determined length has been read, or it times out (see setTimeout()). The function returns the characters up to the last character before the supplied terminator. The terminator itself is not returned in the buffer.
readBytesUntil() returns the number of bytes placed in the buffer. A 0 means the terminator character can’t be found or there is no data before it.
This function is part of the Stream class, and can be called by any class that inherits from it (Wire, Serial, etc). See the Stream class main page for more information.
Syntax
stream.readBytesUntil(character, buffer, length)
Parameters
stream: an instance of a class that inherits from Stream.
character: the character to search for. Allowed data types: char.
buffer: the buffer to store the bytes in. Allowed data types: array of char or byte.
length: the number of bytes to read. Allowed data types: int.
Returns
The number of bytes (excluding the terminator character) placed in the buffer if the terminator character has been found.