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SerialPort: writable property

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The writable read-only property of the SerialPort interface returns a WritableStream for sending data to the device connected to the port. Chunks written to this stream must be instances of ArrayBuffer, TypedArray, or DataView. This property is non-null as long as the port is open and has not encountered a fatal error.

Value

Examples

The following example shows how to write a string to a port. A TextEncoder converts the string to a Uint8Array before transmission.

js

const encoder = new TextEncoder();
const writer = port.writable.getWriter();
await writer.write(encoder.encode("PING"));
writer.releaseLock();

Specifications

Browser compatibility

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writable 89 89 No No 75 No No No No No No No

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