The following is one example code for select. I don't understand why the second select doesn't execute the first case? The output seems to be:
messages := make(chan string)
signals := make(chan bool)
// Here's a non-blocking receive. If a value is
// available on `messages` then `select` will take
// the `<-messages` `case` with that value. If not
// it will immediately take the `default` case.
select {
case msg := <-messages:
fmt.Println("received message", msg)
default:
fmt.Println("no message received")
}
// A non-blocking send works similarly.
msg := "hi"
select {
case messages <- msg:
fmt.Println("sent message", msg)
default:
fmt.Println("no message sent")
}
// We can use multiple `case`s above the `default`
// clause to implement a multi-way non-blocking
// select. Here we attempt non-blocking receives
// on both `messages` and `signals`.
select {
case msg := <-messages:
fmt.Println("received message", msg)
case sig := <-signals:
fmt.Println("received signal", sig)
default:
fmt.Println("no activity")
}
After I run the code, the output:
no message received
no message sent
no activity
Updated: I know why the second select goes to default now. What about the third one?
