Reading Bytes over Ethernet UDP

Using Arduino Programming Questions
#1

Hi everyone,

So my setup consists of an Arduino Uno with an Ethernet Shield connected to my desktop. They are communicating using over UDP. I have a Processing sketch that runs and sends strings.
I am just trying to get Serial monitor to print something when byte 0 is a 1 as shown below, but I’ve had no luck.

if (packetBuffer[0] == 1) {
    Serial.println("HERE");
    }

I think its a fairly obvious solution, but I can’t seem to find much documentation on it. I don’t know what to send over UDP. I thought if I sent the char ‘1’, it would trigger that if statement above, but I guess not.

Here is my current Processing sketch

import hypermedia.net.*;
 
 UDP udp;  // define the UDP object
 
 
 void setup() {
 udp = new UDP( this, 6000 );  // create a new datagram connection on port 6000
 udp.log( true );         // <-- printout the connection activity
 udp.listen( true );           // and wait for incoming message  
 }
 
 void draw()
 {
 }
 
 void keyPressed() {
 String ip = "169.254.126.239"; // the remote IP address
 int port  = 8888;        // the destination port
 
 switch(key){
  case '1':
    udp.send("1", ip, port );   // the message to sen
    break;
  case '2':
    udp.send("2", ip, port );   // the message to send
    break;
  case '3':
    udp.send("3", ip, port );   // the message to send
    break;
  case '4':
    udp.send("4", ip, port );   // the message to send
    break;
  case '5':
    udp.send("5", ip, port );   // the message to send
    break;
  case '6':
    udp.send("6", ip, port );   // the message to send
    break;
 }
 }
#2

Are you certain the UDP processing is working?

I use Python on my Ubuntu PC and the Mega or Due with an ethernet shield. The UDP protocol works great.No problem at 10 packets per second sent and received .

edit: This won't work.

// change this
    if (packetBuffer[0] == 1) {
      Serial.println("HERE");
    }

// to this
    if (packetBuffer[0] == '1') {
      Serial.println("HERE");
    }
#3

Hey thanks SurferTim! That worked! I knew it was something small >:(

#4