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// $Id$
package scala.actors
/**
* The <code>InputChannel</code> trait provides a common interface
* for all channels from which values can be received.
*
* @version 0.9.8
* @author Philipp Haller
*/
trait InputChannel[+Msg] {
/**
* Receives a message from this <code>InputChannel</code>.
*
* @param f a partial function with message patterns and actions
* @return result of processing the received value
*/
def receive[R](f: Msg =>? R): R
/**
* Receives a message from this <code>InputChannel</code> within
* a certain time span.
*
* @param msec the time span before timeout
* @param f a partial function with message patterns and actions
* @return result of processing the received value
*/
def receiveWithin[R](msec: Long)(f: Any =>? R): R
/**
* Receives a message from this <code>InputChannel</code>.
* <p>
* This method never returns. Therefore, the rest of the computation
* has to be contained in the actions of the partial function.
*
* @param f a partial function with message patterns and actions
*/
def react(f: Msg =>? Unit): Nothing
/**
* Receives a message from this <code>InputChannel</code> within
* a certain time span.
* <p>
* This method never returns. Therefore, the rest of the computation
* has to be contained in the actions of the partial function.
*
* @param msec the time span before timeout
* @param f a partial function with message patterns and actions
*/
def reactWithin(msec: Long)(f: Any =>? Unit): Nothing
/**
* Receives the next message from this <code>Channel</code>.
*/
def ? : Msg
}
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