Cleaned-up actor examples

3 files changed, 8 insertions, 9 deletions

diff --git a/docs/examples/actors/links.scala b/docs/examples/actors/links.scala
index 149f6db159..05311a4d51 100644
--- a/docs/examples/actors/links.scala
+++ b/docs/examples/actors/links.scala
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 package examples.actors
 
-import scala.actors.{Actor, Exit}
+import scala.actors.Actor
 import scala.actors.Actor._
 
 object links extends Application {
@@ -22,9 +22,9 @@ object links extends Application {
     link(a)
     loop {
       receive {
-        case ex @ Exit(from, reason) =>
+        case ex @ ('EXIT, from, reason) =>
           Console.println("Actor " + n + " received " + ex)
-          exit("finished")
+          exit('finished)
         case any => {
           Console.println("Actor " + n + " received " + any)
           a ! any
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ object links extends Application {
     receive {
       case Stop =>
         Console.println("Last actor now exiting")
-        exit("abnormal")
+        exit('abnormal)
       case any =>
         Console.println("Last actor received " + any)
         top1()
diff --git a/docs/examples/actors/looping.scala b/docs/examples/actors/looping.scala
index 805d501d11..68a016600b 100644
--- a/docs/examples/actors/looping.scala
+++ b/docs/examples/actors/looping.scala
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ object looping extends Application {
             scala.Console.println("received A")
           else {
             scala.Console.println("received last A")
-            exit("finished")
+            exit('finished)
           }
       }
     }
diff --git a/docs/examples/actors/producers.scala b/docs/examples/actors/producers.scala
index 7e8e34bf48..c45ed63ed3 100644
--- a/docs/examples/actors/producers.scala
+++ b/docs/examples/actors/producers.scala
@@ -38,15 +38,14 @@ abstract class Producer[T] {
   }
 
   private val coordinator: Actor = actor {
-    var continue = true
-    while (continue) {
-      receive {
+    loop {
+      react {
         case Next =>
           producer ! Next
           reply {
             receive { case x: Option[_] => x }
           }
-        case Stop => continue = false
+        case Stop => exit('stop)
       }
     }
   }