Computer.Ports Property

public:
 property Microsoft::VisualBasic::Devices::Ports ^ Ports { Microsoft::VisualBasic::Devices::Ports ^ get(); };

public Microsoft.VisualBasic.Devices.Ports Ports { get; }

member this.Ports : Microsoft.VisualBasic.Devices.Ports

Public ReadOnly Property Ports As Ports

Property Value

The My.Computer.Ports object.

Examples

This example describes how to send strings to the computer's COM1 serial port.

The Using block allows the application to close the serial port even if it generates an exception. All code that manipulates the serial port should appear within this block, or within a Try...Catch...Finally block with a call to use the Close method.

The WriteLine method sends the data to the serial port.

Sub SendSerialData(ByVal data As String)
    ' Send strings to a serial port.
    Using com1 As IO.Ports.SerialPort = 
            My.Computer.Ports.OpenSerialPort("COM1")
        com1.WriteLine(data)
    End Using
End Sub

For more information, see How to: Send Strings to Serial Ports.

Remarks

This property provides easy access to the My.Computer.Ports object. For more information, see Ports object.

Availability by Project Type

Applies to

See also

• Ports
• Objects (Visual Basic)