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SerialPort Constructor (String, Int32, Parity, Int32)

.NET Framework 3.5

Other Versions

Initializes a new instance of the SerialPort class using the specified port name, baud rate, parity bit, and data bits.

Namespace: System.IO.Ports
Assembly: System (in System.dll)

Syntax

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public SerialPort(
	string portName,
	int baudRate,
	Parity parity,
	int dataBits
)

Parameters

portName: Type: System.String
The port to use (for example, COM1).

baudRate: Type: System.Int32
The baud rate.

parity: Type: System.IO.Ports.Parity
One of the Parity values.

dataBits: Type: System.Int32
The data bits value.

Exceptions

Exception	Condition
IOException	The specified port could not be found or opened.

Remarks

Use this constructor to create a new instance of the SerialPort class when you want to specify the port name, the baud rate, the parity bit, and data bits.

Platforms

Windows 7, Windows Vista, Windows XP SP2, Windows XP Media Center Edition, Windows XP Professional x64 Edition, Windows XP Starter Edition, Windows Server 2008 R2, Windows Server 2008, Windows Server 2003, Windows Server 2000 SP4, Windows Millennium Edition, Windows 98, Windows CE, Windows Mobile for Smartphone, Windows Mobile for Pocket PC

The .NET Framework and .NET Compact Framework do not support all versions of every platform. For a list of the supported versions, see .NET Framework System Requirements.

Version Information

.NET Framework

Supported in: 3.5, 3.0, 2.0

.NET Compact Framework

Supported in: 3.5, 2.0

Reference

SerialPort Class

SerialPort Members

SerialPort Overload

System.IO.Ports Namespace

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