RECEIVE CHAR

Synopsis

Receives one character from channels supporting it.

Description

Receives a character of text on a channel. Most channels do not support the reception of text. Returns the decimal value of the character if one is received, or 0 if the channel does not support text reception. Returns -1 only on error/hangup.

Syntax

RECEIVE CHAR TIMEOUT 

Arguments

• timeout - The maximum time to wait for input in milliseconds, or 0 for infinite. Most channels

See Also

Import Version

This documentation was imported from Asterisk Version SVN-branch-13-r420538