Inbox.Receive Method (TimeSpan)

InboxReceive Method (TimeSpan)

Receive a single message from Receiver actor. Provided timeout is used for cleanup purposes. NOTE: timeout resolution depends on system's scheduler.

Namespace: Akka.Actor
Assembly: Akka (in Akka.dll) Version: 0.8.0.0 (0.8.0.0)

Syntax

public Object Receive(
	TimeSpan timeout
)

Public Function Receive ( 
	timeout As TimeSpan
) As Object

public:
virtual Object^ Receive(
	TimeSpan timeout
) sealed

abstract Receive : 
        timeout : TimeSpan -> Object 
override Receive : 
        timeout : TimeSpan -> Object

timeout: Type: SystemTimeSpan
[Missing <param name="timeout"/> documentation for "M:Akka.Actor.Inbox.Receive(System.TimeSpan)"]

Type: Object

[Missing <returns> documentation for "M:Akka.Actor.Inbox.Receive(System.TimeSpan)"]

Remarks

Don't use this method within actors, since it block current thread until a message is received.