Channel:pop
EditPops a message from the Channel. If the Channel is empty, an optional timeout argument can be used to wait for a message, otherwise nil is returned.
message = Channel:pop(wait)Arguments
| Name | Type | Default | Description |
| wait | number | false |
How long to wait for a message to be popped, in seconds. true can be used to wait forever and false can be used to avoid waiting.
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Returns
| Name | Type | Description |
| message | * |
The received message, or nil if nothing was received.
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Notes
Threads can get stuck forever waiting on Channel messages, so be careful.