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thread_get_message(+Queue, ?Message)

Wait for and remove a message from Queue

Queue: A DTR-thread or DTR-queue handle or alias
Message: Message term, possibly partially instantiated

Description

Waits until Queue contains an entry that unifies with Message, then removes and unifies this message with Message.

Essentially equivalent to record_wait_remove/3.

Modes and Determinism

thread_get_message(+, ?) is det

See Also

record_wait_remove / 3, message_queue_create / 2