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Created January 11, 2012 13:00
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First Akka actor
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FirstActor.scala
//your first actor
class MyActor extends akka.actor.Actor {
def receive = { //when a message is received...
case m =>println(m.toString) //...print it out
}
}
val actorRef = akka.actor.Actor.actorOf[MyActor].start() //start the actor
actorRef ! "Congratulations from your first Akka actor" //send a message
actorRef ! akka.actor.PoisonPill //the actor will stop when this message is received
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