Function ConnectionStream.waitForData

Blocks until data becomes available for read.


							
					abstract bool waitForData
					(
					

					  core.time.Duration timeout = max()
					

					) @safe;

The maximum wait time can be customized with the timeout parameter. If there is already data availabe for read, or if the connection is closed, the function will return immediately without blocking.

Parameters

Name	Description
timeout	Optional timeout, the default value of `Duration.max` waits without a timeout.

Returns

The function will return true if data becomes available before the timeout is reached. If the connection gets closed, or the timeout gets reached, false is returned instead.

Authors	Sönke Ludwig
Copyright	© 2012-2016 Sönke Ludwig
License	Subject to the terms of the MIT license, as written in the included LICENSE.txt file.