Syntax

Thread.peekMessage

Receives messages from a thread.


    
    
    
peekMessage()


    
    
    
peekMessage(timeout)

Examples

Concurrent thread sends messages to the main thread.


    javascript
    
    
function main() {
    var t1 = threading.Thread(function() {
        for (var i = 0; i < 10; i++) {
            Log("thread1 postMessage():", i)
            threading.mainThread().postMessage(i)
            Sleep(500)
        }
    })

    while (true) {
        var msg = threading.currentThread().peekMessage()
        Log("main peekMessage():", msg)
        if (msg == 9) {
            break
        }
        Sleep(1000)
    }

    t1.join()
}

Returns

Type	Description
string / number / bool / object / array / any	Messages received by the thread associated with the current thread object.

Arguments

Name	Type	Required	Description
timeout	number	No	Timeout duration, blocking and waiting for data according to the milliseconds specified by this parameter; returns null if no data is received and timeout occurs. If `timeout` is set to 0 or the `timeout` parameter is not passed, it will block indefinitely until data is received from the channel. If `timeout` is set to -1, it will not block and returns immediately, returning null when there is no data.