Difference between revisions of "Rednet.send"
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| − | |desc=Sends a message to a specific Computer or Turtle. (see [[rednet.broadcast( message )]] and [[rednet.receive( timeout )]].<br />To get the id from a computer see [[os.computerID()]]. Setting WaitUntilPortOpen to True can help when the server is not receiving a response from the responding client. | + | |desc=Sends a message to a specific Computer or Turtle. (see [[rednet.broadcast|rednet.broadcast( message )]] and [[rednet.receive|rednet.receive( timeout )]].<br />To get the id from a computer see [[os.computerID|os.computerID()]]. Setting WaitUntilPortOpen to True can help when the server is not receiving a response from the responding client. |
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Revision as of 11:19, 30 November 2012
 Function rednet.send | |
| Sends a message to a specific Computer or Turtle. (see rednet.broadcast( message ) and rednet.receive( timeout ). To get the id from a computer see os.computerID(). Setting WaitUntilPortOpen to True can help when the server is not receiving a response from the responding client. | |
| Syntax | rednet.send(int receiverID, string message, boolean WaitUntilPortOpen) |
| Returns | boolean success code. True if a message has been sent, false if not. "true" does not guarantee, that the destination was reachable! |
| Part of | ComputerCraft |
| API | rednet |
Examples
 Example | |
| Sends a Message to the Computer with the ID 22 (assuming a modem is attached and open), and will wait until the port is available to use. | |
| Code |
rednet.send(22,"ComputerCraft", true) |
