# io.github.libtmux.Channel.Channel.drain

- **Module:** io.github.libtmux.Channel.Channel
- **Package:** io.github.libtmux:libtmux
- **Language:** Java
- **Kind:** method
- **Source:** https://github.com/libtmux/libtmux-java/blob/842228310449e879ebcaa3f910597757c9dbffd6/libtmux/src/main/java/io/github/libtmux/Channel.java#L81
- **Page:** https://libtmux.org/en/java/latest/reference/io-github-libtmux-channel-channel-drain/

```
io.github.libtmux.Channel.Channel.drain() -> boolean
```

Consumes a signal already waiting, so a stale one cannot satisfy a later wait.

## Returns

whether a signal was there to consume

## Raises

- `InterruptedException`: if the waiting thread is interrupted