# Thread:peek

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

Removed in LÖVE 0.9.0
It has been moved to the Channel api.

Retrieves the value of a message, but leaves it in the thread's message box. The name of the message can be any string. The value of the message can be a boolean, string, number or a LÖVE userdata. It returns nil, if there's no message with the given name.

## Function

### Synopsis

    value = Thread:peek( name )

### Arguments

`string name`
  The name of the message.

### Returns

`boolean, number, string or LÖVE userdata value`
  The contents of the message.

## See Also

- Thread

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Category:

- Functions