1 files changed, 11 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/src/ypipe.hpp b/src/ypipe.hpp
index 2a2d725..26f021c 100644
--- a/src/ypipe.hpp
+++ b/src/ypipe.hpp
@@ -162,6 +162,17 @@ namespace zmq
             return true;
         }
 
+        //  Applies the function fn to the first elemenent in the pipe
+        //  and returns the value returned by the fn.
+        //  The pipe mustn't be empty or the function crashes.
+        inline bool probe (bool (*fn)(T &))
+        {
+                bool rc = check_read ();
+                zmq_assert (rc);
+
+                return (*fn) (queue.front ());
+        }
+
     protected:
 
         //  Allocation-efficient queue to store pipe items.