available()
Description
available() gets the number of bytes available in the stream. This is only for bytes that have already arrived.
This function is part of the Stream class, and is called by any class that inherits from it (Wire, Serial, etc).
Syntax
stream.available()
Parameters
stream : an instance of a class that inherits from Stream.
Returns
int : the number of bytes available to read
See also
－ Stream
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