Difference between revisions of "Thread:get"

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Get a value (cross-threads).
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Retrieves the value of a message and removes it from the thread's message box.  
Returns nil when a message is not in the message box.
 
 
== Function ==
 
== Function ==
 
=== Synopsis ===
 
=== Synopsis ===
 
<source lang="lua">
 
<source lang="lua">
value = Thread:get(name)
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value = Thread:get( name )
 
</source>
 
</source>
 
=== Arguments ===
 
=== Arguments ===
 
{{param|string|name|The name of the message.}}
 
{{param|string|name|The name of the message.}}
 
=== Returns ===
 
=== Returns ===
{{param|boolean, number, string or userdata|value|The contents of the message or nil when no message in message box.}}
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{{param|Variant|value|The contents of the message or nil when no message in message box.}}
 
== See Also ==
 
== See Also ==
 
* [[parent::Thread]]
 
* [[parent::Thread]]
 
* [[Thread:set]]
 
* [[Thread:set]]
* [[TSerial]] can convert tables to/from strings, so you can pass tables between threads.
 
 
[[Category:Functions]]
 
[[Category:Functions]]
 
{{#set:Description=Get a value.}}
 
{{#set:Description=Get a value.}}
 
== Other Languages ==
 
== Other Languages ==
 
{{i18n|Thread:get}}
 
{{i18n|Thread:get}}

Latest revision as of 11:08, 31 January 2017

Available since LÖVE 0.8.0 and 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

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

See Also

Other Languages