IO::Select's can_read method will (by default) block forever until something can be read. If passed an argument, it will only wait as many seconds (possibly fractional) as requested. If you call can_read with an argument of zero, it will return immediately, allowing you to do a non-blocking check to see if you have a readable socket.

For example: 

use IO::Select;
$s = IO::Select->new();

$s->add(\*STDIN);

if ($s->can_read(0)) { # Non-blocking check.
    # Something to read!
} else {
    # Nothing to read.
}

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Hope you find this useful.

Cheers,
Paul

In reply to Re: nonblocking io by pjf
in thread nonblocking io by smackdab

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