Difference between revisions of "Rednet.receive"

Revision as of 08:39, 16 July 2012

Function rednet.receive
Waits till `timeout` or another computer send a message to this computer. (see rednet.broadcast( message ) and rednet.send( receiverID, message ). To get the id from a computer see os.computerID(). In case a Timeout occurs the return id and message are set to nil
Syntax	rednet.receive(float timeout)
Returns	senderId, message, distance-to-sender (or `nil` if using redpower bundled cable instead of a modem)
Part of	ComputerCraft
API	rednet

Example
waits unlimited till someone sends a message to this computer and displays it
Code	senderId, message, distance = rednet.receive() term.write(message)
Output	The received message.

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 |name=rednet.receive
 |args=[[float (type)|float]] timeout
-|returns=[[table (type)|table]] with senderId, message, distance-to-sender (or <code>nil</code> if using redpower bundled cable instead of a modem)
+|returns=senderId, message, distance-to-sender (or <code>nil</code> if using redpower bundled cable instead of a modem)
 |api=rednet
 |addon=ComputerCraft