receive-message!
Name
receive-message! -- Receive a message from a mailbox.
Type: function
Synopsis
receive-message!( mbox, item);
Arguments
- mbox
An instance of <mailbox>
Return Values
- item
An instance of <object>
Description
This procedure extracts the next message from mbox. If nothing
is available, the thread blocks until a corresponding message is
enqueued. Multiple waiters on a single mailbox are queued in FCFS order.