HardwareSerial::operator bool()

Abstract

The HardwareSerial::operator bool() checks if the serial port is available or not.

Source Code

The HardwareSerial::operator bool() is defined in hardware/arduino/avr/cores/arduino/HardwareSerial.h as below.

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operator bool() { return true; }

It always return true.

Version

Arduino AVR Boards 1.8.6

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/*
  Copyright (c) 2019 garretlab.
  Added source code explanation by garretlab.
*/

/*
  HardwareSerial.h - Hardware serial library for Wiring
  Copyright (c) 2006 Nicholas Zambetti.  All right reserved.

  This library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
  modify it under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public
  License as published by the Free Software Foundation; either
  version 2.1 of the License, or (at your option) any later version.

  This library is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
  but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
  MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU
  Lesser General Public License for more details.

  You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser General Public
  License along with this library; if not, write to the Free Software
  Foundation, Inc., 51 Franklin St, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA  02110-1301  USA

  Modified 28 September 2010 by Mark Sproul
  Modified 14 August 2012 by Alarus
  Modified 3 December 2013 by Matthijs Kooijman
*/

Last Update

July 31, 2025