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SerialPort Constructor (String^)

 

Initializes a new instance of the SerialPort class using the specified port name.

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

public:
SerialPort(
	String^ portName
)

Parameters

portName
Type: System::String^

The port to use (for example, COM1).

Exception Condition
IOException

The specified port could not be found or opened.

Use this constructor to create a new instance of the SerialPort class when you want to specify the port name.

.NET Framework
Available since 2.0
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