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¶

• AGI Commands receive_text
• Dialplan Applications AGI

Generated Version¶

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