Difference between revisions of "Thread:receive"

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Receive a message from a thread.
 
Receive a message from a thread.
Returns nil when message is not in the queue.
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Returns nil when a message is not in the message box.
 
== Function ==
 
== Function ==
 
=== Synopsis ===
 
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{{param|string|name|The name of the message.}}
 
{{param|string|name|The name of the message.}}
 
=== Returns ===
 
=== Returns ===
{{param|value|value|The contents of the message or nil when no message in queue.}}
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{{param|value|value|The contents of the message or nil when no message in message box.}}
 
== See Also ==
 
== See Also ==
 
* [[parent::Thread]]
 
* [[parent::Thread]]

Revision as of 00:30, 15 May 2011

Available since LÖVE 0.7.0
This function is not supported in earlier versions.

Receive a message from a thread. Returns nil when a message is not in the message box.

Function

Synopsis

value = Thread:receive(name)

Arguments

string name
The name of the message.

Returns

value value
The contents of the message or nil when no message in message box.

See Also

  • Thread
  • TSerial can convert tables to/from strings, so you can pass tables between threads.

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