Serial.flush() does not function properly

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What steps will reproduce the problem?
1. When Serial.available() reports more than 1 byte calling Serial.flush() does 
not free the buffer.

Arduino software 1.0 on WindowsXP with an Arduino Uno board.

if you code something like this:

while(Serial.available() > 0){
   char c = Serial.read();
   Serial.println(c);
   Serial.flush();
}

if you send, via SerialMonitor something like this:
ABCDEF
You receive:
A
B
C
D
E
F
So there is no flush() at all.

Original issue reported on code.google.com by servando...@gmail.com on 8 May 2012 at 12:08

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The behavior of the flush() command changed in 1.0.  (This may not have been a 
great idea.)  It now waits for outgoing serial data to finish transmitting; it 
doesn't empty the incoming buffer.

Original comment by dmel...@gmail.com on 9 May 2012 at 12:28

• Changed state: Invalid