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## NS.tryWrite() method

Attempt to write to a port.

<b>Signature:</b>

```typescript
tryWrite(port: number, data: string[] | number): boolean;
```

## Parameters

|  Parameter | Type | Description |
|  --- | --- | --- |
|  port | number | Port or text file that will be written to. |
|  data | string\[\] \| number | Data to write. |

<b>Returns:</b>

boolean

True if the data is successfully written to the port, and false otherwise.

## Remarks

RAM cost: 1 GB

Attempts to write data to the specified Netscript Port. If the port is full, the data will not be written. Otherwise, the data will be written normally.