The methods of the SerialPort class are listed below. For a complete list of SerialPort class members, see the SerialPort Members topic.
Public Static (Shared) Methods
  ASCIIByteArrayToString | Converts ASCII byte array to string. |
| ByteArrayToDecimalString | Converts byte array to decimal string representation. |
| ByteArrayToHexaString | Converts byte array to hexadecimal string representation. |
| GetCD | Overloaded. Returns the state of CD line from lineStatus parameter. |
| GetCTS | Overloaded. Returns the state of CTS line from lineStatus parameter. |
| GetDSR | Overloaded. Returns the state of DSR line from lineStatus parameter. |
| GetExistingCommPorts | Returns the existing serial ports of the system. |
| GetRING | Overloaded. Returns the state of RING line from lineStatus parameter. |
| SerialCommPortToString | Converts SerialCommPort to string. |
| StringToASCIIByteArray | Converts string to ASCII byte array. |
| StringToSerialCommPort | Converts string to SerialCommPort. |
| StringToUnicodeByteArray | Converts string to UTF16 byte array. |
| StringToUTF7ByteArray | Converts string to UTF7 byte array. |
| StringToUTF8ByteArray | Converts string to UTF8 byte array. |
| UnicodeByteArrayToString | Converts UTF16 byte array to string. |
| UTF7ByteArrayToString | Converts UTF7 byte array to string. |
| UTF8ByteArrayToString | Converts UTF8 byte array to string. |
Public Instance Methods
| ClearInputBuffer | clears input buffer |
| ClearOutputBuffer | clears output buffer |
| Close | Closes the serial port. |
| CreateObjRef (inherited from MarshalByRefObject) | Creates an object that contains all the relevant information required to generate a proxy used to communicate with a remote object. |
| Dispose (inherited from Component) | Overloaded. Releases all resources used by the Component. |
| Equals (inherited from Object) | Determines whether the specified Object is equal to the current Object. |
| GetCD | Overloaded. Returns the state of CD line. |
| GetCTS | Overloaded. Returns the state of CTS line. |
| GetDSR | Overloaded. Returns the state of DSR line. |
| GetHashCode (inherited from Object) | Serves as a hash function for a particular type. GetHashCode is suitable for use in hashing algorithms and data structures like a hash table. |
| GetLifetimeService (inherited from MarshalByRefObject) | Retrieves the current lifetime service object that controls the lifetime policy for this instance. |
| GetRING | Overloaded. Returns the state of RING line. |
| GetType (inherited from Object) | Gets the Type of the current instance. |
| InitializeLifetimeService (inherited from MarshalByRefObject) | Obtains a lifetime service object to control the lifetime policy for this instance. |
| Open | Opens the serial port. |
| SendASCIIString | Sends an ASCII string to the serial port. |
| SendByteArray | Sends a byte array to the serial port. |
| SendUnicodeString | Sends a UTF16 string to the serial port. |
| SendUTF7String | Sends a UTF7 string to the serial port. |
| SendUTF8String | Sends a UTF8 string to the serial port. |
| SetBreak | Sets break line. |
| SetDTR | Sets DTR line. |
| SetRTS | Sets RTS line. |
| SetXonXoff | Sets XOnXoff state. |
| ToString (inherited from Component) | Returns a String containing the name of the Component, if any. This method should not be overridden. |
Protected Instance Methods
 Dispose | Overloaded. Clean up any resources being used. |
| Finalize | Destructor. |
| GetService (inherited from Component) | Returns an object that represents a service provided by the Component or by its Container. |
| MemberwiseClone (inherited from MarshalByRefObject) | Overloaded. Creates a shallow copy of the current MarshalByRefObject object. |
| MemberwiseClone (inherited from Object) | Overloaded. Creates a shallow copy of the current Object. |
| OnConnected | Raises the Connected event. |
| OnDisconnected | Raises the Disconnected event. |
| OnLineStatusChanged | Raises the LineStatusChanged event. |
| OnReceived | Raises the Received event. |
| OnSent | Raises the Sent event. |
See Also
SerialPort Class | ZylSerialPort Namespace