Deprecated: Reads the socket buffer until the first "\r\n" (carriage return and newline) characters or just the "\n" (newline) character, and returns the data as a string. The returned string will not contain the "\n" nor the "\r\n" characters.

Returns (for example) "reply from the server:", if there is a timeout or the reply is invalid, an empty line is returned (""). You can test if the line is empty with an if-statement.

 

>>> if(line_from_server) :

>>>    popup("the line is not empty")

>>> end

Parameters

socket_name: Name of socket (string)

timeout: The number of seconds until the read action times out (float). A timeout of 0 or negative number indicates that the function should not return until a read is completed.

Return Value

One line string

Deprecated: The socket_read_string replaces this function. Set flag "interpret_escape" to "True" to enable the use of escape sequences "\n" "\r" and "\t" as a prefix or suffix.

Example command: line_from_server = socket_read_line("socket_10")

• Example Parameters:
  • socket_name = socket_10