MailboxProcessor.TryScan<'Msg,'T> Method (F#)

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Scans for a message by looking through messages in arrival order until a provided function returns a Some value. Other messages remain in the queue.

Namespace/Module Path: Microsoft.FSharp.Control

Assembly: FSharp.Core (in FSharp.Core.dll)

// Signature:
member this.TryScan : ('Msg -> Async<'T> option) * ?int -> Async<'T option>

// Usage:
mailboxProcessor.TryScan (scanner)
mailboxProcessor.TryScan (scanner, timeout = timeout)

Parameters

  • scanner
    Type: 'Msg -> Async<'T> option

    A function that returns None if the message is to be skipped, or Some if the message is to be processed and removed from the queue.

  • timeout
    Type: int

    An optional timeout in milliseconds. Defaults to -1 which corresponds to Infinite().

Return Value

An asynchronous computation (Async object) that scanner built off the read message.

Remarks

Returns None if a timeout is given and the timeout is exceeded. This method is for use within the body of the agent. For each agent, at most one concurrent reader can be active, so no more than one concurrent call to Receive, TryReceive, Scan or TryScan can be active. The body of the scanner function is locked during its execution, but the lock is released before the execution of the asynchronous workflow.

Platforms

Windows 7, Windows Vista SP2, Windows XP SP3, Windows XP x64 SP2, Windows Server 2008 R2, Windows Server 2008 SP2, Windows Server 2003 SP2

Version Information

F# Runtime

Supported in: 2.0, 4.0

Silverlight

Supported in: 3

See Also

Reference

Control.MailboxProcessor<'Msg> Class (F#)

Microsoft.FSharp.Control Namespace (F#)