<!DOCTYPE html> <html lang="en"> <head> <meta charset="utf-8"> <meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1.0"> <meta name="generator" content="rustdoc"> <meta name="description" content="API documentation for the Rust `Receiver` struct in crate `std`."> <meta name="keywords" content="rust, rustlang, rust-lang, Receiver"> <title>std::sync::mpsc::Receiver - Rust</title> <link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="../../../normalize.css"> <link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="../../../rustdoc.css"> <link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="../../../main.css"> <link rel="shortcut icon" href="https://doc.rust-lang.org/favicon.ico"> </head> <body class="rustdoc struct"> <!--[if lte IE 8]> <div class="warning"> This old browser is unsupported and will most likely display funky things. </div> <![endif]--> <nav class="sidebar"> <a href='../../../std/index.html'><img src='https://www.rust-lang.org/logos/rust-logo-128x128-blk-v2.png' alt='logo' width='100'></a> <p class='location'>Struct Receiver</p><div class="block items"><ul><li><a href="#methods">Methods</a></li><li><a href="#implementations">Trait Implementations</a></li></ul></div><p class='location'><a href='../../index.html'>std</a>::<wbr><a href='../index.html'>sync</a>::<wbr><a href='index.html'>mpsc</a></p><script>window.sidebarCurrent = {name: 'Receiver', ty: 'struct', relpath: ''};</script><script defer src="sidebar-items.js"></script> </nav> <nav class="sub"> <form class="search-form js-only"> <div class="search-container"> <input class="search-input" name="search" autocomplete="off" placeholder="Click or press ‘S’ to search, ‘?’ for more options…" type="search"> </div> </form> </nav> <section id='main' class="content"> <h1 class='fqn'><span class='in-band'>Struct <a href='../../index.html'>std</a>::<wbr><a href='../index.html'>sync</a>::<wbr><a href='index.html'>mpsc</a>::<wbr><a class="struct" href=''>Receiver</a></span><span class='out-of-band'><span class='since' title='Stable since Rust version 1.0.0'>1.0.0</span><span id='render-detail'> <a id="toggle-all-docs" href="javascript:void(0)" title="collapse all docs"> [<span class='inner'>−</span>] </a> </span><a class='srclink' href='../../../src/std/sync/mpsc/mod.rs.html#329-331' title='goto source code'>[src]</a></span></h1> <pre class='rust struct'>pub struct Receiver<T> { /* fields omitted */ }</pre><div class='docblock'><p>The receiving half of Rust's <a href="fn.channel.html"><code>channel</code></a> (or <a href="fn.sync_channel.html"><code>sync_channel</code></a>) type. This half can only be owned by one thread.</p> <p>Messages sent to the channel can be retrieved using <a href="struct.Receiver.html#method.recv"><code>recv</code></a>.</p> <h1 id='examples' class='section-header'><a href='#examples'>Examples</a></h1> <pre class="rust rust-example-rendered"> <span class="kw">use</span> <span class="ident">std</span>::<span class="ident">sync</span>::<span class="ident">mpsc</span>::<span class="ident">channel</span>; <span class="kw">use</span> <span class="ident">std</span>::<span class="ident">thread</span>; <span class="kw">use</span> <span class="ident">std</span>::<span class="ident">time</span>::<span class="ident">Duration</span>; <span class="kw">let</span> (<span class="ident">send</span>, <span class="ident">recv</span>) <span class="op">=</span> <span class="ident">channel</span>(); <span class="ident">thread</span>::<span class="ident">spawn</span>(<span class="kw">move</span> <span class="op">||</span> { <span class="ident">send</span>.<span class="ident">send</span>(<span class="string">"Hello world!"</span>).<span class="ident">unwrap</span>(); <span class="ident">thread</span>::<span class="ident">sleep</span>(<span class="ident">Duration</span>::<span class="ident">from_secs</span>(<span class="number">2</span>)); <span class="comment">// block for two seconds</span> <span class="ident">send</span>.<span class="ident">send</span>(<span class="string">"Delayed for 2 seconds"</span>).<span class="ident">unwrap</span>(); }); <span class="macro">println</span><span class="macro">!</span>(<span class="string">"{}"</span>, <span class="ident">recv</span>.<span class="ident">recv</span>().<span class="ident">unwrap</span>()); <span class="comment">// Received immediately</span> <span class="macro">println</span><span class="macro">!</span>(<span class="string">"Waiting..."</span>); <span class="macro">println</span><span class="macro">!</span>(<span class="string">"{}"</span>, <span class="ident">recv</span>.<span class="ident">recv</span>().<span class="ident">unwrap</span>()); <span class="comment">// Received after 2 seconds</span><a class="test-arrow" target="_blank" href="https://play.rust-lang.org/?code=fn%20main()%20%7B%0Ause%20std%3A%3Async%3A%3Ampsc%3A%3Achannel%3B%0Ause%20std%3A%3Athread%3B%0Ause%20std%3A%3Atime%3A%3ADuration%3B%0A%0Alet%20(send%2C%20recv)%20%3D%20channel()%3B%0A%0Athread%3A%3Aspawn(move%20%7C%7C%20%7B%0A%20%20%20%20send.send(%22Hello%20world!%22).unwrap()%3B%0A%20%20%20%20thread%3A%3Asleep(Duration%3A%3Afrom_secs(2))%3B%20%2F%2F%20block%20for%20two%20seconds%0A%20%20%20%20send.send(%22Delayed%20for%202%20seconds%22).unwrap()%3B%0A%7D)%3B%0A%0Aprintln!(%22%7B%7D%22%2C%20recv.recv().unwrap())%3B%20%2F%2F%20Received%20immediately%0Aprintln!(%22Waiting...%22)%3B%0Aprintln!(%22%7B%7D%22%2C%20recv.recv().unwrap())%3B%20%2F%2F%20Received%20after%202%20seconds%0A%7D">Run</a></pre> </div><h2 id='methods'>Methods</h2><h3 class='impl'><span class='in-band'><code>impl<T> <a class="struct" href="../../../std/sync/mpsc/struct.Receiver.html" title="struct std::sync::mpsc::Receiver">Receiver</a><T></code></span><span class='out-of-band'><div class='ghost'></div><a class='srclink' href='../../../src/std/sync/mpsc/mod.rs.html#1065-1432' title='goto source code'>[src]</a></span></h3> <div class='impl-items'><h4 id='method.try_recv' class="method"><span id='try_recv.v' class='invisible'><code>fn <a href='#method.try_recv' class='fnname'>try_recv</a>(&self) -> <a class="enum" href="../../../std/result/enum.Result.html" title="enum std::result::Result">Result</a><T, <a class="enum" href="../../../std/sync/mpsc/enum.TryRecvError.html" title="enum std::sync::mpsc::TryRecvError">TryRecvError</a>></code></span></h4> <div class='docblock'><p>Attempts to return a pending value on this receiver without blocking.</p> <p>This method will never block the caller in order to wait for data to become available. Instead, this will always return immediately with a possible option of pending data on the channel.</p> <p>This is useful for a flavor of "optimistic check" before deciding to block on a receiver.</p> <p>Compared with <a href="struct.Receiver.html#method.recv"><code>recv</code></a>, this function has two failure cases instead of one (one for disconnection, one for an empty buffer).</p> <h1 id='examples-1' class='section-header'><a href='#examples-1'>Examples</a></h1> <pre class="rust rust-example-rendered"> <span class="kw">use</span> <span class="ident">std</span>::<span class="ident">sync</span>::<span class="ident">mpsc</span>::{<span class="ident">Receiver</span>, <span class="ident">channel</span>}; <span class="kw">let</span> (_, <span class="ident">receiver</span>): (_, <span class="ident">Receiver</span><span class="op"><</span><span class="ident">i32</span><span class="op">></span>) <span class="op">=</span> <span class="ident">channel</span>(); <span class="macro">assert</span><span class="macro">!</span>(<span class="ident">receiver</span>.<span class="ident">try_recv</span>().<span class="ident">is_err</span>());<a class="test-arrow" target="_blank" href="https://play.rust-lang.org/?code=fn%20main()%20%7B%0Ause%20std%3A%3Async%3A%3Ampsc%3A%3A%7BReceiver%2C%20channel%7D%3B%0A%0Alet%20(_%2C%20receiver)%3A%20(_%2C%20Receiver%3Ci32%3E)%20%3D%20channel()%3B%0A%0Aassert!(receiver.try_recv().is_err())%3B%0A%7D">Run</a></pre> </div><h4 id='method.recv' class="method"><span id='recv.v' class='invisible'><code>fn <a href='#method.recv' class='fnname'>recv</a>(&self) -> <a class="enum" href="../../../std/result/enum.Result.html" title="enum std::result::Result">Result</a><T, <a class="struct" href="../../../std/sync/mpsc/struct.RecvError.html" title="struct std::sync::mpsc::RecvError">RecvError</a>></code></span></h4> <div class='docblock'><p>Attempts to wait for a value on this receiver, returning an error if the corresponding channel has hung up.</p> <p>This function will always block the current thread if there is no data available and it's possible for more data to be sent. Once a message is sent to the corresponding <a href="struct.Sender.html"><code>Sender</code></a> (or <a href="struct.SyncSender.html"><code>SyncSender</code></a>), then this receiver will wake up and return that message.</p> <p>If the corresponding <a href="struct.Sender.html"><code>Sender</code></a> has disconnected, or it disconnects while this call is blocking, this call will wake up and return <a href="../../../std/result/enum.Result.html#variant.Err"><code>Err</code></a> to indicate that no more messages can ever be received on this channel. However, since channels are buffered, messages sent before the disconnect will still be properly received.</p> <h1 id='examples-2' class='section-header'><a href='#examples-2'>Examples</a></h1> <pre class="rust rust-example-rendered"> <span class="kw">use</span> <span class="ident">std</span>::<span class="ident">sync</span>::<span class="ident">mpsc</span>; <span class="kw">use</span> <span class="ident">std</span>::<span class="ident">thread</span>; <span class="kw">let</span> (<span class="ident">send</span>, <span class="ident">recv</span>) <span class="op">=</span> <span class="ident">mpsc</span>::<span class="ident">channel</span>(); <span class="kw">let</span> <span class="ident">handle</span> <span class="op">=</span> <span class="ident">thread</span>::<span class="ident">spawn</span>(<span class="kw">move</span> <span class="op">||</span> { <span class="ident">send</span>.<span class="ident">send</span>(<span class="number">1u8</span>).<span class="ident">unwrap</span>(); }); <span class="ident">handle</span>.<span class="ident">join</span>().<span class="ident">unwrap</span>(); <span class="macro">assert_eq</span><span class="macro">!</span>(<span class="prelude-val">Ok</span>(<span class="number">1</span>), <span class="ident">recv</span>.<span class="ident">recv</span>());<a class="test-arrow" target="_blank" href="https://play.rust-lang.org/?code=fn%20main()%20%7B%0Ause%20std%3A%3Async%3A%3Ampsc%3B%0Ause%20std%3A%3Athread%3B%0A%0Alet%20(send%2C%20recv)%20%3D%20mpsc%3A%3Achannel()%3B%0Alet%20handle%20%3D%20thread%3A%3Aspawn(move%20%7C%7C%20%7B%0A%20%20%20%20send.send(1u8).unwrap()%3B%0A%7D)%3B%0A%0Ahandle.join().unwrap()%3B%0A%0Aassert_eq!(Ok(1)%2C%20recv.recv())%3B%0A%7D">Run</a></pre> <p>Buffering behavior:</p> <pre class="rust rust-example-rendered"> <span class="kw">use</span> <span class="ident">std</span>::<span class="ident">sync</span>::<span class="ident">mpsc</span>; <span class="kw">use</span> <span class="ident">std</span>::<span class="ident">thread</span>; <span class="kw">use</span> <span class="ident">std</span>::<span class="ident">sync</span>::<span class="ident">mpsc</span>::<span class="ident">RecvError</span>; <span class="kw">let</span> (<span class="ident">send</span>, <span class="ident">recv</span>) <span class="op">=</span> <span class="ident">mpsc</span>::<span class="ident">channel</span>(); <span class="kw">let</span> <span class="ident">handle</span> <span class="op">=</span> <span class="ident">thread</span>::<span class="ident">spawn</span>(<span class="kw">move</span> <span class="op">||</span> { <span class="ident">send</span>.<span class="ident">send</span>(<span class="number">1u8</span>).<span class="ident">unwrap</span>(); <span class="ident">send</span>.<span class="ident">send</span>(<span class="number">2</span>).<span class="ident">unwrap</span>(); <span class="ident">send</span>.<span class="ident">send</span>(<span class="number">3</span>).<span class="ident">unwrap</span>(); <span class="ident">drop</span>(<span class="ident">send</span>); }); <span class="comment">// wait for the thread to join so we ensure the sender is dropped</span> <span class="ident">handle</span>.<span class="ident">join</span>().<span class="ident">unwrap</span>(); <span class="macro">assert_eq</span><span class="macro">!</span>(<span class="prelude-val">Ok</span>(<span class="number">1</span>), <span class="ident">recv</span>.<span class="ident">recv</span>()); <span class="macro">assert_eq</span><span class="macro">!</span>(<span class="prelude-val">Ok</span>(<span class="number">2</span>), <span class="ident">recv</span>.<span class="ident">recv</span>()); <span class="macro">assert_eq</span><span class="macro">!</span>(<span class="prelude-val">Ok</span>(<span class="number">3</span>), <span class="ident">recv</span>.<span class="ident">recv</span>()); <span class="macro">assert_eq</span><span class="macro">!</span>(<span class="prelude-val">Err</span>(<span class="ident">RecvError</span>), <span class="ident">recv</span>.<span class="ident">recv</span>());<a class="test-arrow" target="_blank" href="https://play.rust-lang.org/?code=fn%20main()%20%7B%0Ause%20std%3A%3Async%3A%3Ampsc%3B%0Ause%20std%3A%3Athread%3B%0Ause%20std%3A%3Async%3A%3Ampsc%3A%3ARecvError%3B%0A%0Alet%20(send%2C%20recv)%20%3D%20mpsc%3A%3Achannel()%3B%0Alet%20handle%20%3D%20thread%3A%3Aspawn(move%20%7C%7C%20%7B%0A%20%20%20%20send.send(1u8).unwrap()%3B%0A%20%20%20%20send.send(2).unwrap()%3B%0A%20%20%20%20send.send(3).unwrap()%3B%0A%20%20%20%20drop(send)%3B%0A%7D)%3B%0A%0A%2F%2F%20wait%20for%20the%20thread%20to%20join%20so%20we%20ensure%20the%20sender%20is%20dropped%0Ahandle.join().unwrap()%3B%0A%0Aassert_eq!(Ok(1)%2C%20recv.recv())%3B%0Aassert_eq!(Ok(2)%2C%20recv.recv())%3B%0Aassert_eq!(Ok(3)%2C%20recv.recv())%3B%0Aassert_eq!(Err(RecvError)%2C%20recv.recv())%3B%0A%7D">Run</a></pre> </div><h4 id='method.recv_timeout' class="method"><span id='recv_timeout.v' class='invisible'><code>fn <a href='#method.recv_timeout' class='fnname'>recv_timeout</a>(&self, timeout: <a class="struct" href="../../../std/time/struct.Duration.html" title="struct std::time::Duration">Duration</a>) -> <a class="enum" href="../../../std/result/enum.Result.html" title="enum std::result::Result">Result</a><T, <a class="enum" href="../../../std/sync/mpsc/enum.RecvTimeoutError.html" title="enum std::sync::mpsc::RecvTimeoutError">RecvTimeoutError</a>></code><div class='since' title='Stable since Rust version 1.12.0'>1.12.0</div></span></h4> <div class='docblock'><p>Attempts to wait for a value on this receiver, returning an error if the corresponding channel has hung up, or if it waits more than <code>timeout</code>.</p> <p>This function will always block the current thread if there is no data available and it's possible for more data to be sent. Once a message is sent to the corresponding <a href="struct.Sender.html"><code>Sender</code></a> (or <a href="struct.SyncSender.html"><code>SyncSender</code></a>), then this receiver will wake up and return that message.</p> <p>If the corresponding <a href="struct.Sender.html"><code>Sender</code></a> has disconnected, or it disconnects while this call is blocking, this call will wake up and return <a href="../../../std/result/enum.Result.html#variant.Err"><code>Err</code></a> to indicate that no more messages can ever be received on this channel. However, since channels are buffered, messages sent before the disconnect will still be properly received.</p> <h1 id='examples-3' class='section-header'><a href='#examples-3'>Examples</a></h1> <p>Successfully receiving value before encountering timeout:</p> <pre class="rust rust-example-rendered"> <span class="kw">use</span> <span class="ident">std</span>::<span class="ident">thread</span>; <span class="kw">use</span> <span class="ident">std</span>::<span class="ident">time</span>::<span class="ident">Duration</span>; <span class="kw">use</span> <span class="ident">std</span>::<span class="ident">sync</span>::<span class="ident">mpsc</span>; <span class="kw">let</span> (<span class="ident">send</span>, <span class="ident">recv</span>) <span class="op">=</span> <span class="ident">mpsc</span>::<span class="ident">channel</span>(); <span class="ident">thread</span>::<span class="ident">spawn</span>(<span class="kw">move</span> <span class="op">||</span> { <span class="ident">send</span>.<span class="ident">send</span>(<span class="string">'a'</span>).<span class="ident">unwrap</span>(); }); <span class="macro">assert_eq</span><span class="macro">!</span>( <span class="ident">recv</span>.<span class="ident">recv_timeout</span>(<span class="ident">Duration</span>::<span class="ident">from_millis</span>(<span class="number">400</span>)), <span class="prelude-val">Ok</span>(<span class="string">'a'</span>) );<a class="test-arrow" target="_blank" href="https://play.rust-lang.org/?code=fn%20main()%20%7B%0Ause%20std%3A%3Athread%3B%0Ause%20std%3A%3Atime%3A%3ADuration%3B%0Ause%20std%3A%3Async%3A%3Ampsc%3B%0A%0Alet%20(send%2C%20recv)%20%3D%20mpsc%3A%3Achannel()%3B%0A%0Athread%3A%3Aspawn(move%20%7C%7C%20%7B%0A%20%20%20%20send.send('a').unwrap()%3B%0A%7D)%3B%0A%0Aassert_eq!(%0A%20%20%20%20recv.recv_timeout(Duration%3A%3Afrom_millis(400))%2C%0A%20%20%20%20Ok('a')%0A)%3B%0A%7D">Run</a></pre> <p>Receiving an error upon reaching timeout:</p> <pre class="rust rust-example-rendered"> <span class="kw">use</span> <span class="ident">std</span>::<span class="ident">thread</span>; <span class="kw">use</span> <span class="ident">std</span>::<span class="ident">time</span>::<span class="ident">Duration</span>; <span class="kw">use</span> <span class="ident">std</span>::<span class="ident">sync</span>::<span class="ident">mpsc</span>; <span class="kw">let</span> (<span class="ident">send</span>, <span class="ident">recv</span>) <span class="op">=</span> <span class="ident">mpsc</span>::<span class="ident">channel</span>(); <span class="ident">thread</span>::<span class="ident">spawn</span>(<span class="kw">move</span> <span class="op">||</span> { <span class="ident">thread</span>::<span class="ident">sleep</span>(<span class="ident">Duration</span>::<span class="ident">from_millis</span>(<span class="number">800</span>)); <span class="ident">send</span>.<span class="ident">send</span>(<span class="string">'a'</span>).<span class="ident">unwrap</span>(); }); <span class="macro">assert_eq</span><span class="macro">!</span>( <span class="ident">recv</span>.<span class="ident">recv_timeout</span>(<span class="ident">Duration</span>::<span class="ident">from_millis</span>(<span class="number">400</span>)), <span class="prelude-val">Err</span>(<span class="ident">mpsc</span>::<span class="ident">RecvTimeoutError</span>::<span class="ident">Timeout</span>) );<a class="test-arrow" target="_blank" href="https://play.rust-lang.org/?code=fn%20main()%20%7B%0Ause%20std%3A%3Athread%3B%0Ause%20std%3A%3Atime%3A%3ADuration%3B%0Ause%20std%3A%3Async%3A%3Ampsc%3B%0A%0Alet%20(send%2C%20recv)%20%3D%20mpsc%3A%3Achannel()%3B%0A%0Athread%3A%3Aspawn(move%20%7C%7C%20%7B%0A%20%20%20%20thread%3A%3Asleep(Duration%3A%3Afrom_millis(800))%3B%0A%20%20%20%20send.send('a').unwrap()%3B%0A%7D)%3B%0A%0Aassert_eq!(%0A%20%20%20%20recv.recv_timeout(Duration%3A%3Afrom_millis(400))%2C%0A%20%20%20%20Err(mpsc%3A%3ARecvTimeoutError%3A%3ATimeout)%0A)%3B%0A%7D">Run</a></pre> </div><h4 id='method.iter' class="method"><span id='iter.v' class='invisible'><code>fn <a href='#method.iter' class='fnname'>iter</a>(&self) -> <a class="struct" href="../../../std/sync/mpsc/struct.Iter.html" title="struct std::sync::mpsc::Iter">Iter</a><T></code></span></h4> <div class='docblock'><p>Returns an iterator that will block waiting for messages, but never <a href="../../../std/macro.panic.html"><code>panic!</code></a>. It will return <a href="../../../std/option/enum.Option.html#variant.None"><code>None</code></a> when the channel has hung up.</p> <h1 id='examples-4' class='section-header'><a href='#examples-4'>Examples</a></h1> <pre class="rust rust-example-rendered"> <span class="kw">use</span> <span class="ident">std</span>::<span class="ident">sync</span>::<span class="ident">mpsc</span>::<span class="ident">channel</span>; <span class="kw">use</span> <span class="ident">std</span>::<span class="ident">thread</span>; <span class="kw">let</span> (<span class="ident">send</span>, <span class="ident">recv</span>) <span class="op">=</span> <span class="ident">channel</span>(); <span class="ident">thread</span>::<span class="ident">spawn</span>(<span class="kw">move</span> <span class="op">||</span> { <span class="ident">send</span>.<span class="ident">send</span>(<span class="number">1</span>).<span class="ident">unwrap</span>(); <span class="ident">send</span>.<span class="ident">send</span>(<span class="number">2</span>).<span class="ident">unwrap</span>(); <span class="ident">send</span>.<span class="ident">send</span>(<span class="number">3</span>).<span class="ident">unwrap</span>(); }); <span class="kw">let</span> <span class="kw-2">mut</span> <span class="ident">iter</span> <span class="op">=</span> <span class="ident">recv</span>.<span class="ident">iter</span>(); <span class="macro">assert_eq</span><span class="macro">!</span>(<span class="ident">iter</span>.<span class="ident">next</span>(), <span class="prelude-val">Some</span>(<span class="number">1</span>)); <span class="macro">assert_eq</span><span class="macro">!</span>(<span class="ident">iter</span>.<span class="ident">next</span>(), <span class="prelude-val">Some</span>(<span class="number">2</span>)); <span class="macro">assert_eq</span><span class="macro">!</span>(<span class="ident">iter</span>.<span class="ident">next</span>(), <span class="prelude-val">Some</span>(<span class="number">3</span>)); <span class="macro">assert_eq</span><span class="macro">!</span>(<span class="ident">iter</span>.<span class="ident">next</span>(), <span class="prelude-val">None</span>);<a class="test-arrow" target="_blank" href="https://play.rust-lang.org/?code=fn%20main()%20%7B%0Ause%20std%3A%3Async%3A%3Ampsc%3A%3Achannel%3B%0Ause%20std%3A%3Athread%3B%0A%0Alet%20(send%2C%20recv)%20%3D%20channel()%3B%0A%0Athread%3A%3Aspawn(move%20%7C%7C%20%7B%0A%20%20%20%20send.send(1).unwrap()%3B%0A%20%20%20%20send.send(2).unwrap()%3B%0A%20%20%20%20send.send(3).unwrap()%3B%0A%7D)%3B%0A%0Alet%20mut%20iter%20%3D%20recv.iter()%3B%0Aassert_eq!(iter.next()%2C%20Some(1))%3B%0Aassert_eq!(iter.next()%2C%20Some(2))%3B%0Aassert_eq!(iter.next()%2C%20Some(3))%3B%0Aassert_eq!(iter.next()%2C%20None)%3B%0A%7D">Run</a></pre> </div><h4 id='method.try_iter' class="method"><span id='try_iter.v' class='invisible'><code>fn <a href='#method.try_iter' class='fnname'>try_iter</a>(&self) -> <a class="struct" href="../../../std/sync/mpsc/struct.TryIter.html" title="struct std::sync::mpsc::TryIter">TryIter</a><T></code><div class='since' title='Stable since Rust version 1.15.0'>1.15.0</div></span></h4> <div class='docblock'><p>Returns an iterator that will attempt to yield all pending values. It will return <code>None</code> if there are no more pending values or if the channel has hung up. The iterator will never <a href="../../../std/macro.panic.html"><code>panic!</code></a> or block the user by waiting for values.</p> <h1 id='examples-5' class='section-header'><a href='#examples-5'>Examples</a></h1> <pre class="rust rust-example-rendered"> <span class="kw">use</span> <span class="ident">std</span>::<span class="ident">sync</span>::<span class="ident">mpsc</span>::<span class="ident">channel</span>; <span class="kw">use</span> <span class="ident">std</span>::<span class="ident">thread</span>; <span class="kw">use</span> <span class="ident">std</span>::<span class="ident">time</span>::<span class="ident">Duration</span>; <span class="kw">let</span> (<span class="ident">sender</span>, <span class="ident">receiver</span>) <span class="op">=</span> <span class="ident">channel</span>(); <span class="comment">// nothing is in the buffer yet</span> <span class="macro">assert</span><span class="macro">!</span>(<span class="ident">receiver</span>.<span class="ident">try_iter</span>().<span class="ident">next</span>().<span class="ident">is_none</span>()); <span class="ident">thread</span>::<span class="ident">spawn</span>(<span class="kw">move</span> <span class="op">||</span> { <span class="ident">thread</span>::<span class="ident">sleep</span>(<span class="ident">Duration</span>::<span class="ident">from_secs</span>(<span class="number">1</span>)); <span class="ident">sender</span>.<span class="ident">send</span>(<span class="number">1</span>).<span class="ident">unwrap</span>(); <span class="ident">sender</span>.<span class="ident">send</span>(<span class="number">2</span>).<span class="ident">unwrap</span>(); <span class="ident">sender</span>.<span class="ident">send</span>(<span class="number">3</span>).<span class="ident">unwrap</span>(); }); <span class="comment">// nothing is in the buffer yet</span> <span class="macro">assert</span><span class="macro">!</span>(<span class="ident">receiver</span>.<span class="ident">try_iter</span>().<span class="ident">next</span>().<span class="ident">is_none</span>()); <span class="comment">// block for two seconds</span> <span class="ident">thread</span>::<span class="ident">sleep</span>(<span class="ident">Duration</span>::<span class="ident">from_secs</span>(<span class="number">2</span>)); <span class="kw">let</span> <span class="kw-2">mut</span> <span class="ident">iter</span> <span class="op">=</span> <span class="ident">receiver</span>.<span class="ident">try_iter</span>(); <span class="macro">assert_eq</span><span class="macro">!</span>(<span class="ident">iter</span>.<span class="ident">next</span>(), <span class="prelude-val">Some</span>(<span class="number">1</span>)); <span class="macro">assert_eq</span><span class="macro">!</span>(<span class="ident">iter</span>.<span class="ident">next</span>(), <span class="prelude-val">Some</span>(<span class="number">2</span>)); <span class="macro">assert_eq</span><span class="macro">!</span>(<span class="ident">iter</span>.<span class="ident">next</span>(), <span class="prelude-val">Some</span>(<span class="number">3</span>)); <span class="macro">assert_eq</span><span class="macro">!</span>(<span class="ident">iter</span>.<span class="ident">next</span>(), <span class="prelude-val">None</span>);<a class="test-arrow" target="_blank" href="https://play.rust-lang.org/?code=fn%20main()%20%7B%0Ause%20std%3A%3Async%3A%3Ampsc%3A%3Achannel%3B%0Ause%20std%3A%3Athread%3B%0Ause%20std%3A%3Atime%3A%3ADuration%3B%0A%0Alet%20(sender%2C%20receiver)%20%3D%20channel()%3B%0A%0A%2F%2F%20nothing%20is%20in%20the%20buffer%20yet%0Aassert!(receiver.try_iter().next().is_none())%3B%0A%0Athread%3A%3Aspawn(move%20%7C%7C%20%7B%0A%20%20%20%20thread%3A%3Asleep(Duration%3A%3Afrom_secs(1))%3B%0A%20%20%20%20sender.send(1).unwrap()%3B%0A%20%20%20%20sender.send(2).unwrap()%3B%0A%20%20%20%20sender.send(3).unwrap()%3B%0A%7D)%3B%0A%0A%2F%2F%20nothing%20is%20in%20the%20buffer%20yet%0Aassert!(receiver.try_iter().next().is_none())%3B%0A%0A%2F%2F%20block%20for%20two%20seconds%0Athread%3A%3Asleep(Duration%3A%3Afrom_secs(2))%3B%0A%0Alet%20mut%20iter%20%3D%20receiver.try_iter()%3B%0Aassert_eq!(iter.next()%2C%20Some(1))%3B%0Aassert_eq!(iter.next()%2C%20Some(2))%3B%0Aassert_eq!(iter.next()%2C%20Some(3))%3B%0Aassert_eq!(iter.next()%2C%20None)%3B%0A%7D">Run</a></pre> </div></div><h2 id='implementations'>Trait Implementations</h2><h3 class='impl'><span class='in-band'><code>impl<T: <a class="trait" href="../../../std/marker/trait.Send.html" title="trait std::marker::Send">Send</a>> <a class="trait" href="../../../std/marker/trait.Send.html" title="trait std::marker::Send">Send</a> for <a class="struct" href="../../../std/sync/mpsc/struct.Receiver.html" title="struct std::sync::mpsc::Receiver">Receiver</a><T></code></span><span class='out-of-band'><div class='ghost'></div><a class='srclink' href='../../../src/std/sync/mpsc/mod.rs.html#336' title='goto source code'>[src]</a></span></h3> <div class='impl-items'></div><h3 class='impl'><span class='in-band'><code>impl<T> !<a class="trait" href="../../../std/marker/trait.Sync.html" title="trait std::marker::Sync">Sync</a> for <a class="struct" href="../../../std/sync/mpsc/struct.Receiver.html" title="struct std::sync::mpsc::Receiver">Receiver</a><T></code></span><span class='out-of-band'><div class='ghost'></div><a class='srclink' href='../../../src/std/sync/mpsc/mod.rs.html#339' title='goto source code'>[src]</a></span></h3> <div class='impl-items'></div><h3 class='impl'><span class='in-band'><code>impl<'a, T> <a class="trait" href="../../../std/iter/trait.IntoIterator.html" title="trait std::iter::IntoIterator">IntoIterator</a> for &'a <a class="struct" href="../../../std/sync/mpsc/struct.Receiver.html" title="struct std::sync::mpsc::Receiver">Receiver</a><T></code></span><span class='out-of-band'><div class='ghost'></div><div class='since' title='Stable since Rust version 1.1.0'>1.1.0</div><a class='srclink' href='../../../src/std/sync/mpsc/mod.rs.html#1521-1526' title='goto source code'>[src]</a></span></h3> <div class='impl-items'><h4 id='associatedtype.Item' class="type"><span id='Item.t' class='invisible'><code>type <a href='../../../std/iter/trait.IntoIterator.html#associatedtype.Item' class="type">Item</a> = T</code></span></h4> <div class='docblock'><p>The type of the elements being iterated over.</p> </div><h4 id='associatedtype.IntoIter' class="type"><span id='IntoIter.t' class='invisible'><code>type <a href='../../../std/iter/trait.IntoIterator.html#associatedtype.IntoIter' class="type">IntoIter</a> = <a class="struct" href="../../../std/sync/mpsc/struct.Iter.html" title="struct std::sync::mpsc::Iter">Iter</a><'a, T></code></span></h4> <div class='docblock'><p>Which kind of iterator are we turning this into?</p> </div><h4 id='method.into_iter' class="method"><span id='into_iter.v' class='invisible'><code>fn <a href='../../../std/iter/trait.IntoIterator.html#tymethod.into_iter' class='fnname'>into_iter</a>(self) -> <a class="struct" href="../../../std/sync/mpsc/struct.Iter.html" title="struct std::sync::mpsc::Iter">Iter</a><'a, T></code></span></h4> <div class='docblock'><p>Creates an iterator from a value. <a href="../../../std/iter/trait.IntoIterator.html#tymethod.into_iter">Read more</a></p> </div></div><h3 class='impl'><span class='in-band'><code>impl<T> <a class="trait" href="../../../std/iter/trait.IntoIterator.html" title="trait std::iter::IntoIterator">IntoIterator</a> for <a class="struct" href="../../../std/sync/mpsc/struct.Receiver.html" title="struct std::sync::mpsc::Receiver">Receiver</a><T></code></span><span class='out-of-band'><div class='ghost'></div><div class='since' title='Stable since Rust version 1.1.0'>1.1.0</div><a class='srclink' href='../../../src/std/sync/mpsc/mod.rs.html#1535-1542' title='goto source code'>[src]</a></span></h3> <div class='impl-items'><h4 id='associatedtype.Item-1' class="type"><span id='Item.t-1' class='invisible'><code>type <a href='../../../std/iter/trait.IntoIterator.html#associatedtype.Item' class="type">Item</a> = T</code></span></h4> <div class='docblock'><p>The type of the elements being iterated over.</p> </div><h4 id='associatedtype.IntoIter-1' class="type"><span id='IntoIter.t-1' class='invisible'><code>type <a href='../../../std/iter/trait.IntoIterator.html#associatedtype.IntoIter' class="type">IntoIter</a> = <a class="struct" href="../../../std/sync/mpsc/struct.IntoIter.html" title="struct std::sync::mpsc::IntoIter">IntoIter</a><T></code></span></h4> <div class='docblock'><p>Which kind of iterator are we turning this into?</p> </div><h4 id='method.into_iter-1' class="method"><span id='into_iter.v-1' class='invisible'><code>fn <a href='../../../std/iter/trait.IntoIterator.html#tymethod.into_iter' class='fnname'>into_iter</a>(self) -> <a class="struct" href="../../../std/sync/mpsc/struct.IntoIter.html" title="struct std::sync::mpsc::IntoIter">IntoIter</a><T></code></span></h4> <div class='docblock'><p>Creates an iterator from a value. <a href="../../../std/iter/trait.IntoIterator.html#tymethod.into_iter">Read more</a></p> </div></div><h3 class='impl'><span class='in-band'><code>impl<T> <a class="trait" href="../../../std/ops/trait.Drop.html" title="trait std::ops::Drop">Drop</a> for <a class="struct" href="../../../std/sync/mpsc/struct.Receiver.html" title="struct std::sync::mpsc::Receiver">Receiver</a><T></code></span><span class='out-of-band'><div class='ghost'></div><a class='srclink' href='../../../src/std/sync/mpsc/mod.rs.html#1545-1554' title='goto source code'>[src]</a></span></h3> <div class='impl-items'><h4 id='method.drop' class="method"><span id='drop.v' class='invisible'><code>fn <a href='../../../std/ops/trait.Drop.html#tymethod.drop' class='fnname'>drop</a>(&mut self)</code></span></h4> <div class='docblock'><p>A method called when the value goes out of scope. <a href="../../../std/ops/trait.Drop.html#tymethod.drop">Read more</a></p> </div></div><h3 class='impl'><span class='in-band'><code>impl<T> <a class="trait" href="../../../std/fmt/trait.Debug.html" title="trait std::fmt::Debug">Debug</a> for <a class="struct" href="../../../std/sync/mpsc/struct.Receiver.html" title="struct std::sync::mpsc::Receiver">Receiver</a><T></code></span><span class='out-of-band'><div class='ghost'></div><div class='since' title='Stable since Rust version 1.8.0'>1.8.0</div><a class='srclink' href='../../../src/std/sync/mpsc/mod.rs.html#1557-1561' title='goto source code'>[src]</a></span></h3> <div class='impl-items'><h4 id='method.fmt' class="method"><span id='fmt.v' class='invisible'><code>fn <a href='../../../std/fmt/trait.Debug.html#tymethod.fmt' class='fnname'>fmt</a>(&self, f: &mut <a class="struct" href="../../../std/fmt/struct.Formatter.html" title="struct std::fmt::Formatter">Formatter</a>) -> <a class="type" href="../../../std/fmt/type.Result.html" title="type std::fmt::Result">Result</a></code></span></h4> <div class='docblock'><p>Formats the value using the given formatter.</p> </div></div></section> <section id='search' class="content hidden"></section> <section class="footer"></section> <aside id="help" class="hidden"> <div> <h1 class="hidden">Help</h1> <div class="shortcuts"> <h2>Keyboard Shortcuts</h2> <dl> <dt>?</dt> <dd>Show 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