send_async
send_async — transmits expressions asynchronously.
Syntax
send_async (task, s_exp)
Arguments
- task
A task descriptor as assigned to a
locate_task
call.
- s_exp
Any Gamma or Lisp expression.
Returns
t if the message
was successfully delivered, otherwise nil.
Description
This function constructs a string representation of the given
expression and delivers it via asynchronous interprocess
communication to the receiving task. If the message could not
be delivered, send_async returns nil. There is no
indication of the status of the receiving task as a result of
processing the message.
Example
Task 1:
Gamma> init_ipc ("a","a");
t
Gamma> tsk = locate_task("b",t);
#<Task:9751>
Gamma> send_async(tsk, #princ("hello, b\n"));
t
Gamma> send_async(tsk, #princ(cos(5), "\n"));
t
Gamma>
Task 2:
Gamma> init_ipc ("b","b");
t
Gamma> while(t) next_event();
hello, b
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