From: Robert Klemme <shortcutter@...>
Date: 2008-10-17T18:29:35+09:00
Subject: Re: socket recv or gets?

On 17.10.2008 09:40, Jamal Soueidan wrote:
> Hello there,
> 
> I wonder whats the difference between these methods ( gets and recv )
> 
> loop {
>       data = current_client.recv(100)
>       puts data
> }
> 
> When I use "gets" instead of recv my socket connection stops and never
> print out the message?
> 
> Why? :D

See documentation. #gets tries to read a line (i.e. until it sees a line 
terminator).  Also, I believe recv also works with UDP while I am not 
sure about gets.

Cheers

	robert