scala.actors
class Future

[source: `scala/actors/Future.scala`]

`abstract` `class` Future[T](`val` ch : InputChannel[Any])
  `extends` () => T

  A Future is a function of arity 0 that returns a value of type Any. Applying a future blocks the current actor until its value is available.

  A future can be queried to find out whether its value is already available.

Author
  Philipp Haller
Version
  0.9.6

Value Summary
`protected var` | value : Option[T]

Method Summary
`abstract def` | isSet : Boolean

Methods inherited from Function0
apply (abstract), toString

Methods inherited from AnyRef
getClass, hashCode, equals, clone, notify, notifyAll, wait, wait, wait, finalize, ==, !=, eq, ne, synchronized

Methods inherited from Any
==, !=, isInstanceOf, asInstanceOf

Value Details

`protected` `var` value : Option[T]

Method Details

`abstract` `def` isSet : Boolean