# Thread:receive

Available since LÖVE 0.7.0
This function is not supported in earlier versions.

Removed in LÖVE 0.8.0
It has been renamed to Thread:get.

Receive a message from a thread. Returns nil when a message is not in the message box.

## Function

### Synopsis

    value = Thread:receive(name)

### Arguments

`string name`
  The name of the message.

### Returns

`value value`
  The contents of the message or nil when no message in message box.

## See Also

- Thread

##

Category:

- Functions