CancellationToken class

A one-shot cooperative cancellation signal.

Cancellation is idempotent and irreversible: the first cancel latches the state and records the reason; later calls are no-ops. Consumers poll throwIfCancelled, await whenCancelled, or register an onCancel callback. The token never preempts running code — see the library doc.

Constructors

CancellationToken()

Properties

hashCode int
The hash code for this object.
no setterinherited
isCancelled bool
Whether cancel has been called. Audited: 2026-06-12 11:26 EDT
no setter
reason Object?
The reason passed to cancel, or null if none was supplied / not yet cancelled. Audited: 2026-06-12 11:26 EDT
no setter
runtimeType Type
A representation of the runtime type of the object.
no setterinherited
whenCancelled Future<void>
Completes once the token is cancelled; never completes with an error. Audited: 2026-06-12 11:26 EDT
no setter

Methods

cancel([Object? reason]) → void
Cancels the token with an optional reason; a second call is a no-op. Audited: 2026-06-12 11:26 EDT
noSuchMethod(Invocation invocation) → dynamic
Invoked when a nonexistent method or property is accessed.
inherited
onCancel(void callback()) → void
Registers callback to fire exactly once when the token is cancelled.
throwIfCancelled() → void
Throws a CancellationException (carrying reason) if already cancelled. Audited: 2026-06-12 11:26 EDT
toString() String
A string representation of this object.
inherited

Operators

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