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--- at:byexample [2008/08/11 20:32] – * tvcutsem
+++ at:byexample [2009/10/08 14:11] (current) – tvcutsem
@@ Line 10: / Line 10: @@
 import /.at.lang.futures;
-when: lightbulb<-toggleLight()@Due(seconds(10)) becomes: { |lightStatus|
+when: lightbulb<-toggleLight()@Due(seconds(10)) becomes: { |reply|
-  // code to execute when the light bulb switched on
+  // code to execute when the message has been
-  // lightStatus refers to the return value of the
+  // succesfully processed.
+  // reply refers to the return value of the
   // toggleLight method.
 } catch: TimeoutException using: { |e|
@@ Line 43: / Line 44: @@
 </code>
-Here, ''obj'' is either a far reference to the object (i.e. a remote object reference) if ''obj'' is pass-by-reference, or a copy of the object, if ''obj'' is pass-by-copy. To stop looking for a ''Type'' object in the ad hoc network, invoke ''sub.cancel()''.
+Here, ''obj'' is either a far reference to the object (i.e. a remote object reference) if ''obj'' is pass-by-reference, or a copy of the object, if ''obj'' is pass-by-copy. ''sub'' refers to a subscription object. To stop looking for a ''Type'' object in the ad hoc network, invoke ''sub.cancel()''.
 The above block is triggered upon discovering one object of the appropriate (sub)type. If one wants to trigger a block every time an object of the appropriate type is discovered, execute:
@@ Line 100: / Line 101: @@
 def sub := when: seconds(10) elapsed: {
-  ...
+  // code to execute after 10 seconds
 }
 </code>
@@ Line 108: / Line 109: @@
 <code javascript>
 whenever: minutes(1) elapsed: {
-  // code to execute after 1 minute
+  // code to execute every minute
 }
 </code>