Questions tagged [string]
A sequence of characters -- including letters, numbers and symbols -- often used for representing information in a human-readable format.
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Using c_str() on String for IPAddress with NTPClient provides wrong values
Libraries
NTPClient
Board
Olimex ESP32-POE board
Behaviour
I have written a code that connects the board to a local NTP Server (which is an embedded board). I tried assigning the IP Address of ...
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Problems on convert byte[] to String
I'm reading a RFID Card from RC522 and send the data to my computer. My problem is the conversion of byte[] to String or std::string.
#define SIZE_BUFFER 18
#define MAX_SIZE_BLOCK 16
byte ...
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Arduino IDE c++ 11 raw string literal have issues with // in http://, complier thinks // is comment
char webpage[] PROGMEM = R"=====(
<html>
<head>
<script src="https://cdnjs.cloudflare.com/ajax/libs/svg.js/2.6.6/svg.min.js"></script>
</head>
<body>
&...
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Why is 'n' parameter of snprintf ignored?
I have found that the n parameter of snprintf() seems to be ignored in my code.
char asdf[10];
Serial1.println(snprintf(asdf, 2, "hello"));
This prints 5 when I would expect it to print 2. What is ...
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ArduinoJSON: Using a reference to a reference when parsing array of arrays
I started to play around with the ArduinoJson library to parse data I got from one of my APIs (the format of the JSON data I get from my API can be improved for sure, but the software I had to ...
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formatting strings in Arduino for output
I wander what is the best option for formatting strings in Arduino for output.
I mean what's a preferable way in the point of view of performance, memory usage – things like that.
I see, people ...
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Arduino Convert std:string to String
I'm working on BLE project with espressif library. And It returns me founded BLE device.
std::string getManufacturerData();
std::string getName();
int getRSSI();
BLEScan* getScan();
When ...
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Hex output although I always define integer
Code below is to read 4 thermometers and use values to turn on or off the heaters (I'm stuck at reading).
I'm reading and displaying temperature very well, but it comes to the problem, where I want ...
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Memory leakage caused by String Concatenation
In this link, section "Memory, memory, memory" it's been told that doing many String concatenations in sequence, e.g.: using operator+() multiple times, will cause memory fragmentation, which may lead ...
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Passing out an argument
I can't figure out why test is not passed properly to test1
#include <Arduino.h>
char *test1;
char *status_reply(char *test) {
int ans_rel = 1;
int ans_led = 0;
int ...
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Local char* - keeps its value [closed]
Sorry for novice question in Arduino, but I'm trying to figure out why res is keeping its value when up_cmd0 is being called again.
for example - if num=8 in first run and the result is :up_cmd0_res: ...
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Return a char concatenation
My goal is to create a function that concatenate 2 chars into 1, and return it as MQTT subscribe. I get a difference between the results inside and outside the function ( I'm new to Arduino ), and I ...
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Doubt using character array
I'm trying to make a led sign with a WS2812b ledstrip, using the FastLed library (by the way, this is a great library!), I'm already able to show a text (so far only one, which I leave saved in an ...
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String & Char concatenations
A newbie in Arduino- and I'm trying to concatenate string and chars ( well in python it is quite different ).
I'm trying to post a MQTT message- constructed following format to the client.publish(...
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Best practice to declare a 'static' text and save memory
I'm working on a project where I need to create a JSON to send back state of an object. I created the code to achieve it and all works fine, but I used this to declare the JSON fields:
static const ...
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Serial string readout analyzed and logged onto an SD card [closed]
I have a sensor that gives me this string, serially read @9600:
@T;+019.8;H;043.6;51
This burst arrives automatically about every second. It means:
"@" start of the string
"T;" means the ...
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How do I send a string after initiatint transmission in Arduino through SPI
I'm trying to send "hello\n" from master to slave but before I want to send qn initialization command like SPI.transfer(1)
Example master code.
#include <SPI.h>
void setup (void) {
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String input to character array
I am in between of project where i am getting string like "hello world" via Bluetooth to arduino I want to list this string into individual character so that I can call any of the character when ...
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Error handling strings and chars
I'm having an error in buffers that handle strings and I can not figure out what the problem is. The example below shows what is happening. Can someone help me?
void setup() {
char* ss1 = "";
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How do I clear previous values while using strcat() to add strings?
Is there any other function to add strings into buffer and updating values as well.
This is the problem I am coping with while using strcat()
char temp[2] = "A";
char temp_end[2] = "a";
char buf_adc[...
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How do i send ads1115 data over spi to master arduino
I am trying to send ADS 1115 data which is connected with Arduino mega_1 over I2C and arduino Mega_1 is connected with arduino Mega_0 over SPI.
Arduino Mega_1 is act as a slave and send ADS 1115 data ...
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Creating formatted String (including floats) in Arduino-compatible C++
I'm using a Mega2560 and a generic SSD1306 OLED display with the Adafruit_SSD1306 (and by extension, Adafruit_gfx) library.
I need to print a bunch of float values (ranging between 30.0 and 99.9) to ...
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String class summation disappears the right operand
I intend to create a function to jsify sensors' content and save it on a SD-card or send through a http client. Except for the Serial.println's, the function is transcripted below.
String jsonificar(...
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char array comparison
I'm having some issues dealing with strings in a small Arduino app.
I wonder why this code works:
mqtt.setServer("192.168.1.42", port);
and this code doesn't:
IPAddress ip = MDNS.queryHost(...);
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arduino nodejs serial data chunked and not in synch
I'm trying to get an arduino sending data to node but with no success.
I'm connecting to an ar-drone 2.0 as in https://gist.github.com/maxogden/4152815
Here is my Arduino code:
#include <...
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How to transmit string data using the rc-switch library?
I am using the rc-switch library for sending and receiving data. In rcswitch library, there is no method to send string data. I am using below method to send the string message in char buffer.
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Arduino HTTPClient passing string to variable
For some reason I can't seem to pass a simple string from one variable to another. Below is my code:
HTTPClient http; // Declare an object of class HTTPClient
http.begin(address); // Specify ...
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How do you convert a formatted print statement into a string variable?
I'm using the following routine to print the current time on the com port. I would like to capture this as a string so I can display it using ePaper.
void printLocalTime()
{
time_t rawtime;
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How do string pointers work in Arduino?
To the best of my understanding, when I declare
String s = "This is a string.";
what happens is that space is allocated on the stack for a pointer which points to some String object which internally ...
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Arduino String: use a non-null-terminated char array?
I'm using a library that takes a String as it's parameter (https://github.com/gmag11/painlessMesh)
I want to pass char arrays that is binary (UTF-8) data that also contains null-bytes (0x00). Right ...
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Save Leading Zero HEX into String RFID RC522 Arduino
I'm using RC522 to read RFID card. All is until if the HEX leading by 0 then i can't save it into String. But if i print it to Serial all is well. Here is my code:
#include <SPI.h>
#include <...
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How do I isolate numbers in text?
I need to separate numbers from the text where my string of numbers will always be of length 8:
string text = "77953505HELLO THIS IS A MESSAGE"; //my string of numbers will always be of length 8
My ...
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Can't assign String to Array of String
I have to input 5 words and organize.
In order to organize words, I have to get them into Array of String to compare.
I succeed to get char[buffer] into String in_str but somehow in_str doesn't
get ...
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string.indexOf() always returns a non-zero value
I am developing a hardware project which contains a facility to change the stored password by any user, if he/she knows the current password.The new password is stored in arduino eeprom. In the main ...
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Does the StringObject.reserve() function prevent memory fragmentation/leaks?
I'm currently writing and testing a professional Arduino application, I'm aware of the dangers of using the String class, so I began to implement C-style strings in some places, but it's just way ...
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function returning String-Array
i'm still new to arduino and also to C++ and have a short question.
What i want to do is to write a function (in my case to parse the query-string of an URL) to get the parameter names and values (...
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remove weird chars from char array ESP32
When I'm converting a string to a char array there are always some weird chars at the end.
I have to do it manualy because the convertTochar function crashes my ESP.
String sssid = module.getCssid()...
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Keypad password check issue
I am working on a school project, basically I have to create a lock system that opens a fictive gate when the correct code is entered. We have been asked to simulate our system before actually ...
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Why I get error on string concatination?
exit status 1
invalid operands of types 'const char [5]' and 'const char [2]' to binary 'operator+'
String message = "Page not found\n\n";
message += "URI: " + HTTP.uri() + "\n";
message += "...
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Ubuntu class string has no member remove
I am running some code that works fine on my windows system using the .remove method. On Ubuntu 16.04 I get the following errror:
error: ‘class String’ has no member named ‘remove’
To see if it ...
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Where can I find the complete list of Arduino Serial Command & Query Strings?
I am planning to use the Arduino as a replacement for a USB-Controlled Digital I/O device, which will be integrated into an existing C++ software package that I created. I understand that the Arduino ...
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Printing char array from array of structs in progmem to serial
(I apologize if this is a c++ question, I'm too green to know if this is unique to the Arduino IDE)
I've moved an array of structs into my PROGMEM because I was running into memory issues:
#define ...
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Cannot convert Serial String into char
I am trying to write a program to control 4 motors through the Serial port. I planned on achieving this by sending the motors' speed and direction instructions as a string, which is then converted ...
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Put integer and double into char array
I want to print text and numbers mixed in a table with Serial.print(); from a char array. My problem is the conversion between the different data types. My idea is to print the data of the rows in a ...
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SoftwareSerial + Serial.printlen() not working properly
I want to read a SMS message , find it's length and do some "substring();" operation on received SMS. My last two(2) statements do not work . How can I get correct answers? What are correct codes ?
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Very Basic Arduino Uno Serial.readString() operation
I am very new to Arduino Programming.
I am trying to identify the input string from serial monitor and printing the output to the console accordingly
Code is :
void setup() {
Serial.begin(...
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Creating String Arrays and passing each index value to a variable after a given period [closed]
Is there a way to take an input string, store it into a array and then pass each index of that array to a variable to hold before being overwritten by the next array index value?
For example:
A ...
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Strings from serial are not equal
In my code I have that string:String code = rs1 + rs2 + rs3; //rs1=034, rs2=000, rs3=017 It means that code = "034000017". But if I run if (code.equals("034000017")) Serial.println("OK"); There is ...
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How do I combine a variable and characters into a string with Arduino?
I am building some sensors with Arduinos, which each have a unique integer address from 1-9 (This address is an int variable stored in a struct 'Matrix', the variable name is Matrix.Address). The ...
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Issue with length of string value
I have been getting some weird issues with a sketch I put together(apart from memory low warnings, it was working fine)
When im about to post data to my php server - it seems not all the information ...
