added channels example. fixed pingpong example.

2 files changed, 26 insertions, 1 deletions

diff --git a/docs/examples/actors/channels.scala b/docs/examples/actors/channels.scala
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..498fb9602c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/docs/examples/actors/channels.scala
@@ -0,0 +1,26 @@
+package examples.actors
+
+import scala.actors._
+import scala.actors.Actor._
+
+object channels extends Application {
+  case class Msg(ch1: Channel[int], ch2: Channel[String])
+
+  val a = actor {
+    val Ch1 = new Channel[int]
+    val Ch2 = new Channel[String]
+
+    b ! Msg(Ch1, Ch2)
+
+    react {
+      case Ch1 ! x => Console.println("received on int channel: "+x)
+      case Ch2 ! y => Console.println("received on String channel: "+y)
+    }
+  }
+
+  val b = actor {
+    react {
+      case Msg(ch1, ch2) => ch1 ! 42
+    }
+  }
+}
diff --git a/docs/examples/actors/pingpong.scala b/docs/examples/actors/pingpong.scala
index 336df74465..0818606ae6 100644
--- a/docs/examples/actors/pingpong.scala
+++ b/docs/examples/actors/pingpong.scala
@@ -18,7 +18,6 @@ object pingpong extends Application {
   val ping = new Ping(100000, pong)
   ping.start
   pong.start
-  ping ! SendPing
 }
 
 class Ping(count: int, pong: Actor) extends Actor {