Not to be obtuse...but where are you getting this stuff?

First assumption is that this is from the IO::Socket module, or something subclassed to that (that's the only standard module I know of with a Timeout property like this). I wasn't aware that getlines() (inherited from IO::Handle) took a Timeout parameter. I wasn't aware it took a parameter at all!

So now I'm really lost.

Next, you've got a method called timed_out. Where did this come from? It's not a standard module method at all. (grep..grep..grep... nope).

Care to give a little background on where all of this is coming from? Maybe we can give a little help then. You've got documentation, I just can't figure out where from...

In reply to Re: timed_out usage? by clintp
in thread timed_out usage? by Galen

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