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Retrieves the value of a message, but leaves it in 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.
 
Retrieves the value of a message, but leaves it in 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.
 
== Function ==
 
== Function ==

Revision as of 22:39, 20 June 2013

Available since LÖVE 0.7.0
This function is not supported in earlier versions.
Removed in LÖVE 0.9.0
It has been moved to the Channel api.

Retrieves the value of a message, but leaves it in 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.

Function

Synopsis

value = Thread:peek( name )

Arguments

string name
The name of the message.

Returns

boolean, number, string or LÖVE userdata value
The contents of the message.

See Also

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