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Author: mdodsworth

another-actor-example.scala

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+import scala.actors.Actor
+import scala.actors.Actor._
+
+val countActor = actor {
+    loop {
+        react {
+            case "how many?" => {
+                println("there are "+mailboxSize.toString+" in the queue right now")
+            }
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+countActor ! 
+countActor ! 2
+countActor ! 3
+countActor ! 4
+countActor ! 5
+countActor ! "how many?"
+countActor ! "how many?"
+countActor ! 6
+countActor ! 7
+countActor ! "how many?"