# Easy way to clear the Serial buffer

**URL:** <https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/easy-way-to-clear-the-serial-buffer/103240>\
**Category:** Ignition\
**Tags:** vision, ignition81, scripting\
**Created:** [March 4, 2025, 8:30pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/easy-way-to-clear-the-serial-buffer/103240 "2025-03-04T20:30:39Z")\
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**Post date:** [March 4, 2025, 11:07pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/easy-way-to-clear-the-serial-buffer/103240/4 "2025-03-04T23:07:53Z")

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I think you'd have to throw in something like this to get at the private inner field:

```python
from org.apache.commons.lang3.reflect import FieldUtils
with system.serial.port("COM1") as port:
    jSerialPort = FieldUtils.readField(port, "serialPort", True)
    jSerialPort.flushIOBuffers()

```

Disclaimer: Still untested

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