serial event in subroutine dont work?

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thanks for all the input:
i see : NOT USE STREAM, NOT USE EVENT.

@holmes4 / Mark

  1. Completely wrong! See the blink without delay example and Finite State Machines in in the playground

i understand that delay is bad, i try without, but the job:
ask a question " pls. give a setpoint; default 12.46: "

  • i must wait for operator input,
  • but check also on a timeout,
  • check if the number provided is good,
  • use a default number if not
  • and do something with that input
    _____ while all this i can not go back to the main loop ( i think)
    as much i hate to block all other jobs in main loop
    thats why i started testing about the serialEvent.
    and regarding this i do not understand your answer? you have seen code what can do that?