Difference between revisions of "Thread:get"

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Retrieves the value of a message and removes it from the thread's message box. The name of the message can be any string. The value of the message can be a boolean, string, number or a LÖVE userdata. It returns nil, if there's no message with the given name.
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Retrieves the value of a message and removes it from the thread's message box.  
 
== Function ==
 
== Function ==
 
=== Synopsis ===
 
=== Synopsis ===
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{{param|string|name|The name of the message.}}
 
{{param|string|name|The name of the message.}}
 
=== Returns ===
 
=== Returns ===
{{param|boolean, number, string or LÖVE userdata|value|The contents of the message or nil when no message in message box.}}
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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 13:01, 12 October 2014

Available since LÖVE 0.8.0
It has been renamed from Thread:receive.
Removed in LÖVE 0.9.0
It has been moved to the Channel api.

Retrieves the value of a message and removes it from the thread's message box.

Function

Synopsis

value = Thread:get( 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

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