13 The MP Package

mailbox-read

Function

Summary

Reads the next object in a mailbox.

Package

mp

Signature

mailbox-read mailbox &optional wait-reason => object

Arguments

mailbox: A mailbox
wait-reason: A string

Values

object: Any object

Description

Themailbox-read function returns the next object from the mailbox. If the mailbox is empty, this function blocks until an object is placed in the mailbox. The wait-reason is used as the argument tomp:process-wait.