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<H1>XBEE_SENDDATA</H1>
Section: Linux Programmer's Manual (3)<BR>Updated: 2009-11-01<BR><A HREF="#index">Index</A>
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<A NAME="lbAB">&nbsp;</A>
<H2>NAME</H2>

xbee_senddata, xbee_vsenddata
<A NAME="lbAC">&nbsp;</A>
<H2>SYNOPSIS</H2>

<B>#include &lt;<A HREF="file:/usr/include/xbee.h">xbee.h</A>&gt;</B>

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<B>int xbee_senddata(xbee_con *</B><I>con</I><B>, char *</B><I>format</I><B>, ...);</B>

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<B>int xbee_nsenddata(xbee_con *</B><I>con</I><B>, char *</B><I>data</I><B>, int </B><I>length</I><B>);</B>

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<B>#include &lt;<A HREF="file:/usr/include/stdarg.h">stdarg.h</A>&gt;</B>

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<B>int xbee_vsenddata(xbee_con *</B><I>con</I><B>, char *</B><I>format</I><B>, va_list </B><I>ap</I><B>);</B>


<A NAME="lbAD">&nbsp;</A>
<H2>DESCRIPTION</H2>

The
<B>xbee_senddata</B>()

function will send data via a provided connection.
It takes at least 2 arguments, and possibly more depending on the format string.
<P>
The argument
<I>con</I>

points to a connection made previously with
<B>xbee_newcon</B>().

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The
<I>format</I>

string and any following parameters are passed to
<B>sprintf</B>()

within these functions.
Please see the
<B><A HREF="../man3/printf.3.html">printf</A></B>(3)

man page for more information.
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If you are using
<B>xbee_nsenddata</B>()

you must provide a character array of the data, and the data's length.
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If you are using
<B>xbee_vsenddata</B>()

you must provide a va_list. See
<B><A HREF="../man3/stdarg.3.html">stdarg</A></B>(3).

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<H2>RETURN VALUE</H2>

Upon successful completion, these functions return 0.
<P>
If an invalid packet or connection was provided, -1 is returned.
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If an unknown error occured, -2 is returned.
<P>
If
<I>con</I>

has
<I>waitforACK</I>

enabled, then these functions return 1 when an ACK was not recieved within 1 second.
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<H2>EXAMPLE</H2>

To send the string &quot;Hello World!&quot; through a previously made connection:

<PRE>
#include &lt;<A HREF="file:/usr/include/xbee.h">xbee.h</A>&gt;
xbee_senddata(con,&quot;Hello World!&quot;);
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<A NAME="lbAG">&nbsp;</A>
<H2>AUTHOR</H2>

Attie Grande &lt;<A HREF="mailto:attie@attie.co.uk">attie@attie.co.uk</A>&gt; 
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<H2>SEE ALSO</H2>

<B><A HREF="../man3/libxbee.3.html">libxbee</A></B>(3),

<B><A HREF="../man3/xbee_setup.3.html">xbee_setup</A></B>(3),

<B><A HREF="../man3/xbee_newcon.3.html">xbee_newcon</A></B>(3),

<B><A HREF="../man3/xbee_getpacket.3.html">xbee_getpacket</A></B>(3)

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<DT><A HREF="#lbAB">NAME</A><DD>
<DT><A HREF="#lbAC">SYNOPSIS</A><DD>
<DT><A HREF="#lbAD">DESCRIPTION</A><DD>
<DT><A HREF="#lbAE">RETURN VALUE</A><DD>
<DT><A HREF="#lbAF">EXAMPLE</A><DD>
<DT><A HREF="#lbAG">AUTHOR</A><DD>
<DT><A HREF="#lbAH">SEE ALSO</A><DD>
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