Coroutine::getResult

Get the result of coroutine execution.

Coroutine::getResult ​

(PHP 8.6+, True Async 1.0)

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public Coroutine::getResult(): mixed

Returns the result of the coroutine execution. If the coroutine has not yet completed, returns null.

Important: this method does not wait for the coroutine to complete. Use await() for waiting.

Return Value ​

mixed -- the coroutine result or null if the coroutine has not yet completed.

Examples ​

Example #1 Basic usage ​

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<?php

use function Async\spawn;
use function Async\await;

$coroutine = spawn(function() {
    return "test result";
});

// Before completion
var_dump($coroutine->getResult()); // NULL

// Wait for completion
await($coroutine);

var_dump($coroutine->getResult()); // string(11) "test result"

Example #2 Checking with isCompleted() ​

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<?php

use function Async\spawn;
use function Async\suspend;

$coroutine = spawn(fn() => 42);

suspend(); // let the coroutine complete

if ($coroutine->isCompleted()) {
    echo "Result: " . $coroutine->getResult() . "\n";
}

See Also ​