Or try this code
byte x = 0;
int speakerPin = 8;
void setup()
{
pinMode(speakerPin, OUTPUT);
Serial.begin(9600);
}
void loop() {
if (int(x) == 1) {
Do something
}
else if (int(x) == 2) {
Do something
}
}
void serialEvent() {
while (Serial.available()) {
x = Serial.read();
}
}