Arduino serial event not returning -

i'm working on arduino project , receive commands serial port arduino serial event. won't fulfill condition, making code not knowing serial event has been finished. here code.

void serialevent() {     while (serial.available()) {     // new byte:     char inchar = (char)serial.read();      if (inchar == '`')     {         // add inputstring:         inputstring += inchar;         // if incoming character newline, set flag         // main loop can it:         if (inchar == '|') {             settingsreceived = true; // <----- never called             serial.println("true"); // <------ nor         }       }   } } 

i've tried passing string `hello| serial monitor yet won't respond. additionally, i've tried line ending no line ending , newline yet won't work, can please help? thanks!

i have figured problem, serial.read() read byte per time, example, `hello| split

` h e l l o |   

so first time, if (inchar == '`') true, therefore entering actions inside, second char, (h, e, l, l, o, |) not char "`", meaning if (inchar == '`') not true, not letting enter condition after that.

here should propoer way of doing it:

void serialevent() {     if (serial.available())     {        char inchar = (char)serial.read();        if (inchar != '`')        {          return;    // <----- rejecting char if not starting `        }      }      while (serial.available()) {     // new byte:       char inchar = (char)serial.read();      // add inputstring:       inputstring += inchar;     // if incoming character newline, set flag     // main loop can it:       if (inchar == '|') {         settingsreceived = true;         serial.println("true");       }      } }