From: Robert Klemme <bob.news@...>
Date: 2003-04-23T20:19:16+09:00
Subject: Re: Select()


Another option might be to use threads.

    robert

"ts" <decoux@moulon.inra.fr> schrieb im Newsbeitrag
news:200304231016.h3NAGcG08797@moulon.inra.fr...
> >>>>> "K" == Kuros  <kuros@sbcglobal.net> writes:
>
> K> I'm very new to Ruby, I generally work in Python. I am wanting to try
=
> K> writing a simple little chat server in it. The problem is, I'm trying
to =
> K> find something in ruby similar to the select() function in C/Python
that =
> K> returns a list of readable/writeable/error sockets, but I can't seem
to =
> K> find one.
>
>  Kernel::select
>
> pigeon% ri Kernel::select
> --------------------------------------------------------- Kernel::select
>      select( readArray [, writeArray [errorArray [timeout]]] ) ->
>      anArray or nil
> ------------------------------------------------------------------------
>      Performs a low-level select call, which waits for data to become
>      available from input/output devices. The first three parameters are
>      arrays of IO objects or nil. The last is a timeout in seconds,
>      which should be an Integer or a Float. The call waits for data to
>      become available for any of the IO objects in readArray, for
>      buffers to have cleared sufficiently to enable writing to any of
>      the devices in writeArray, or for an error to occur on the devices
>      in errorArray. If one or more of these conditions are met, the call
>      returns a three-element array containing arrays of the IO objects
>      that were ready. Otherwise, if there is no change in status for
>      timeout seconds, the call returns nil. If all parameters are nil,
>      the current thread sleeps forever.
>         select( [$stdin], nil, nil, 1.5 )   #=> [[#<IO:0x4019202c>], [],
[]]
>
> pigeon%
>
>
> Guy Decoux
>