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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Compute SHA256 of string and output to string
In my Arduino project I want to compute the SHA256 hash of a string and store the result to a string, and do this recursively many times (i.e. compute hash of hash of hash etc...). So my goal is to ...
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string.charAt() is not returning the correct value
I know this is a super basic question, and I did try debugging, but somehow I think I am missing the way variable stores value in Arduino.
int enablePin = 2; // ebanble pin for slave
String ...
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Cannot seem to use C++11 things in my code with platformio and visual studio [closed]
I am struggling with an issue where I am trying to convert an integer to a string, among other things, and I keep getting errors like:
namespace "std" has no member "to_string"
The line causing this ...
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How to compose an HTTP GET request URL with key/value parameters
I am experimenting with some code running on an ESP8266 board to retrieve data using a web API. I would like to store the host address and key/value parameters (API key etc.) of the GET request as ...
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Send Strings via SPI both ways using two Arduino UNOs(Master to Slave & Slave to Master)
I need to create a two way String exchanger via SPI with two Arduino UNOs. Strings and their lengths are independent variables of the main loop and they can change with every iteration. I need both of ...
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Compare barcode scanner string with existed string
I have a project which is reading barcode scanner result then compare with an existed string. I have used the library USB host shield in order to read data from barcode scanner then I would like to ...
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ESP8266 crashes when trying to copy a string into a big char
I'm trying to parse with tinyxml2 a modest XML (3.4kb) to retrieve some data.
My ESP8266 crashes every time I try to use the toCharArray method.
here's my code
// here I'm getting an http request
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Problem with String& argument of a function
I am trying to send SMSs using a GSM module with Arduino Mega. I have followed a tutorial and downloaded the SIM908IDE100 library. I am using the function
SendSMS(String&, const char [27]);.
It ...
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How to compare a string
How to compare a string coming from serial monitor with some predefined text stored as a local variable?
If I say:
int led = 2;
String a = " abcds";
void setup(){
Serial.begin(9600);
}
void loop(...
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Mqtt not subscribe on topic that's converted from String to char array
I am still not sure what should be the exact Title for this question, because I don't know where the problem is.
I am using #include <MQTTClient.h> mqtt library to subscribe on a topic.
This ...
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String.format(“%i”,i) equivalent
How do I format an arduino String when I do not want to print it?
I know that one can use printf() or other methods to print a formated string and unfortunately that's all I find with google.
But that'...
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Problem: char string not working with SoftwareSerial.h
I am creating a program to display text on an OLED display and then have it sent to a thermal printer.
The issue is my second char string: word_buffer
When I try to use word_buffer for any reason it ...
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Parsing Data and Comparing two string in arduino
I am working on my final assignment. The problem is I want to make a prototype tool, with 2 string compare. If I send data "OK DISC DISCLOSED: 341513DB689AOK RSSI: -056 OK NAME: CarBT1 OK DISCE" will ...
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String Comparison Result [closed]
I've following code:
char a[5] = "bang";
char b[5] = "";
void setup() {
// put your setup code here, to run once:
Serial.begin(9600);
}
void loop() {
// put your main code here, to run ...
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Weird behavior with char/uint8 arrays
So I'm trying to read an 8-byte character string from an I2C device and print it to the serial console. This raw 8-char array is not terminated when it comes from the device, so I'm pretty sure I need ...
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How to parse multi line serial data with an unknown number of lines? [closed]
Here's the example data I've read in H-Term:
\r\n
\r\n
NO:0015\r\n
G: 5.97kg\r\n
T: 0.00kg\r\n
N: 5.97kg\r\n
\r\n
\r\n
How to save the number including "kg" to each variable (NO, G,...
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Large(ish) strings failing to send over WiFi101 using WiFiServer
I've based a sketch off the vanilla WiFi101 server examples.
If I define a const char array like this:
const char HTML_index[] = "<html><head></head><body>test</body>&...
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Splitting a Serial.readString into string array
I am working on a project where I need to split incoming data from serial (time to be exact, so aa:bb:cc) and need to split it into aa then bb and cc, ideally into an array. I know I could use ...
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How to combine strings and text together?
I'm trying to combine two strings (strings/int) together with text in below code:
int foo = String((char*)payload).indexOf(' ');
int message1;
int message2;
message1 = String((char*)payload)....
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Attempting to read random string from SD card
I was wondering if anyone knew how to read in a random string from a file named "PhraseList.csv" or "PhraseList.xlsx" (whatever is easier)? There is a list of 10k.
#include <SD.h>
#include <...
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Assign and control Digital pin from String
Here is modified version of Blink example
#define D8 13
String p = "D8";
// the setup function runs once when you press reset or power the board
void setup() {
// initialize digital pin ...
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append a String on ArduinoJson Object value
I've a json string request coming from server and I convert it into json object
StaticJsonBuffer<500> jsonStaticBuffer;
JsonObject& root = jsonStaticBuffer.parseObject(String(msg));
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Command through Serial monitor does not properly work in Arduino
I am executing a function in Arduino by giving String input to the serial monitor.
The issue here is when i enter "SHOW$" (without quotes) the function showData() works but when i enter the same "...
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How to store an array of doubles? As array of doubles, Strings or const char *? Then convert back to use?
This seems like an old, solved problem, but I can't find any simple answers.
I'm reading latitude and longitude data as Strings from a file (about 50 points), but they are really double float numbers.
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Help to delimit and read specific contents of incoming HTTP string
I am sending strings to an Esp8266 via web browser.
The below code returns the following in serial monitor if I send in browser:
Send from browser to esp8266 - http://192.168.1.220/s1s2s3s4s5d1
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String compare when using Serial
I try to detect commands given by user in Serial Monitor, but strcmp fails to flag as identical.
What do I do wrong ?
Is there a better way not reading as String and convert to char for comparison ?
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How to define and use a list/array of chars using `Serial.print` [closed]
I wish to define a list of months names and access it when printing a report.
Array was defined as follows:
const char months []=
{'Jan','Feb','Mar','Apr','May','Jun','Jul','Aug','Sep','Oct','Nov',...
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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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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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