# ZMQSocket::recv

(PECL zmq >= 0.5.0)

ZMQSocket::recv — Receives a message

### Description

public ZMQSocket::recv ([ int `$mode` = 0 ] ) : string

Receive a message from a socket. By default receiving will block until a message is available unless `ZMQ::MODE_DONTWAIT` flag is used. `ZMQ::SOCKOPT_RCVMORE` socket option can be used for receiving multi-part messages. See ZMQSocket::setSockOpt() for more information.

### Parameters

`mode`

  Pass mode flags to receive multipart messages or non-blocking operation. See `ZMQ::MODE_*` constants.

### Examples

Example #1 A send/recv example

Non-blocking send / receive

`<?php
/* Create new queue object, there needs to be a server at the other end */
$queue = new ZMQSocket(new ZMQContext(), ZMQ::SOCKET_REQ);
$queue->connect("tcp://127.0.0.1:5555");
/* Assign socket 1 to the queue, send and receive */
$retries = 5;
$sending = true;
/* Start a loop */
do {
try {
/* Try to send / receive */
if ($sending) {
echo "Sending message\n";
$queue->send("This is a message", ZMQ::MODE_DONTWAIT);
$sending = false;
} else {
echo "Got response: " . $queue->recv(ZMQ::MODE_DONTWAIT) . "\n";
break;
}
} catch (ZMQSocketException $e) {
/* EAGAIN means that the operation would have blocked, retry */
if ($e->getCode() === ZMQ::ERR_EAGAIN) {
echo " - Got EAGAIN, retrying ($retries)\n";
} else {
die(" - Error: " . $e->getMessage());
}
}
/* Sleep a bit between operations */
usleep(5);
} while (--$retries);
?>`

The above example will output something similar to:

    Sending message
     - Unable to execute operation, retrying (4)
    Got response: This is a message

### Return Values

Returns the message. Throws ZMQSocketException in error. If `ZMQ::MODE_DONTWAIT` is used and the operation would block bool false shall be returned.