receive

Extract message from queue

Syntax

receive(message_name)

Description

tf = receive(message_name) extracts an input or local message from its receiving queue. If a valid message exists, receive returns true. If a valid message does not exist but there is a message in the queue, the chart removes the message from the queue and receive returns true. If a valid message does not exist and there are no messages in the queue, receive returns false.

Examples

Extract Message in State Action

Check the queue for message M and increment the value of x if both of these conditions are true:

• A message is present in the queue.

• The data value of the message is equal to 3.

If a message is not present or if the data value is not equal to 3, then the value of x does not change. If a message is present, remove it from the queue regardless of the data value.

during:
   if receive(M) && M.data == 3
      x = x+1;
   end

Version History

Introduced in R2015b