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# receive(_:)

Tells the subscriber that the publisher has produced an element.

```
final func receive(_ value: Input) -> Subscribers.Demand
```

## Discussion

A [`Subscribers.Demand`](/documentation/Combine/Subscribers/Demand) instance indicating how many more elements the subscriber expects to receive.

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