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[REBOL] Re: LDC goes Rugby!

From: petr:krenzelok:trz:cz at: 23-May-2001 13:33

Maarten Koopmans wrote:
> No-wait doesn't wait if there is no data. > > Async doesn't wait if there is data but less than you ask. > > Say there are 5 bytes of data on our port test, > > Then read-io test buffer 8 > > would block on a sync port, 'no-wait or not. Async would read the 5 bytes, > throw an error that it would be blocking (that you catch) and you continue > later on.
Ha! That's cool. Thanks for explanation ... -pekr-