Difference between revisions of "Channel:demand"

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=== Returns ===
 
=== Returns ===
 
{{param|Variant|value|The contents of the message.}}
 
{{param|Variant|value|The contents of the message.}}
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== Function ==
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{{newin|[[0.11.0]]|110|type=variant}}
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=== Synopsis ===
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<source lang="lua">
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value = Channel:demand( timeout )
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</source>
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=== Arguments ===
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{{param|number|timeout|The maximum amount of time to wait.}}
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=== Returns ===
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{{param|Variant|value|The contents of the message or nil if the timeout expired.}}
 
== See Also ==
 
== See Also ==
 
* [[parent::Channel]]
 
* [[parent::Channel]]

Revision as of 14:48, 7 January 2018

Available since LÖVE 0.9.0
This function is not supported in earlier versions.

Retrieves the value of a Channel message and removes it from the message queue.

It waits until a message is in the queue then returns the message value.

Function

Synopsis

value = Channel:demand( )

Arguments

None.

Returns

Variant value
The contents of the message.

Function

Available since LÖVE 0.11.0
This variant is not supported in earlier versions.

Synopsis

value = Channel:demand( timeout )

Arguments

number timeout
The maximum amount of time to wait.

Returns

Variant value
The contents of the message or nil if the timeout expired.

See Also

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