Returns the number of bytes available for reading (that is, the amount of data that has been written to the client by the server it is connected to). available() inherits from the Stream utility class.

client.available()

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The number of bytes available.

#include <Ethernet.h>
#include <SPI.h>
 
byte mac[] = { 0xDE, 0xAD, 0xBE, 0xEF, 0xFE, 0xED };
byte ip[] = { 10, 0, 0, 177 };
byte server[] = { 64, 233, 187, 99 }; // Google
 
EthernetClient client;
 
void setup()
{
  Ethernet.begin(mac, ip);
  Serial.begin(9600);
 
  delay(1000);
 
  Serial.println("connecting...");
 
  if (client.connect(server, 80)) {
    Serial.println("connected");
    client.println("GET /search?q=arduino HTTP/1.0");
    client.println();
  } else {
    Serial.println("connection failed");
  }
}
 
void loop()
{
  if (client.available()) {
    char c = client.read();
    Serial.print(c);
  }
 
  if (!client.connected()) {
    Serial.println();
    Serial.println("disconnecting.");
    client.stop();
    for(;;)
      ;
  }
}

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