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ClearCommBreak info  Overview  Group

The ClearCommBreak function restores character transmission for a specified communications device and places the transmission line in a nonbreak state.

BOOL ClearCommBreak(

    HANDLE hFile 

// handle to communications device

   );

Parameters

hFile
Identifies the communications device. The CreateFile function returns this handle.

Return Values

If the function succeeds, the return value is nonzero.

If the function fails, the return value is zero. To get extended error information, call GetLastError.

Remarks

A communications device is placed in a break state by the SetCommBreak or EscapeCommFunction function. Character transmission is then suspended until the break state is cleared by calling ClearCommBreak.

See Also

ClearCommError, CreateFile, EscapeCommFunction, SetCommBreak