--- !ruby/object:RDoc::RI::MethodDescription 
aliases: []

block_params: 
comment: 
- !ruby/struct:RDoc::Markup::Flow::P 
  :body: Sends a SELECT command to select a <tt>mailbox</tt> so that messages in the <tt>mailbox</tt> can be accessed.
- !ruby/struct:RDoc::Markup::Flow::P 
  :body: "After you have selected a mailbox, you may retrieve the number of items in that mailbox from @responses[&quot;EXISTS&quot;][-1], and the number of recent messages from @responses[&quot;RECENT&quot;][-1]. Note that these values can change if new messages arrive during a session; see #add_response_handler() for a way of detecting this event."
- !ruby/struct:RDoc::Markup::Flow::P 
  :body: A Net::IMAP::NoResponseError is raised if the mailbox does not exist or is for some reason non-selectable.
full_name: Net::IMAP#select
is_singleton: false
name: select
params: (mailbox)
visibility: public
