Mailbox class

Mailbox communication primitive.

This synchronization primitive allows a single producer to send messages to one or more consumers. Producer uses put to place a message into a mailbox which consumers can then take out.

Mailbox object can not be directly sent to other isolates via a SendPort, but it can be converted to a Sendable<Mailbox> via asSendable getter.

Mailbox object is owned by an isolate which created them.

Constructors

Mailbox()

Properties

asSendable Sendable<Mailbox>
no setter
hashCode int
The hash code for this object.
no setterinherited
runtimeType Type
A representation of the runtime type of the object.
no setterinherited

Methods

close() → void
Close a mailbox.
noSuchMethod(Invocation invocation) → dynamic
Invoked when a nonexistent method or property is accessed.
inherited
put(Uint8List message) → void
Place a message into the mailbox if has space for it.
take() Uint8List
Take a message from the mailbox.
toString() String
A string representation of this object.
inherited

Operators

operator ==(Object other) bool
The equality operator.
inherited

Static Properties

finalizer Finalizer<Pointer<_MailboxRepr>>
final