Class ActorRefExtensions

This class contains extension methods used for working with ActorRefs.

Inheritance

Object

ActorRefExtensions

Inherited Members

Object.Equals(Object)

Object.Equals(Object, Object)

Object.GetHashCode()

Object.GetType()

Object.MemberwiseClone()

Object.ReferenceEquals(Object, Object)

Object.ToString()

Namespace: Akka.Actor

Assembly: Akka.dll

Syntax

public static class ActorRefExtensions

Methods

GetOrElse(IActorRef, Func<IActorRef>)

Returns the actorRef's value if it's not null, Nobody, or DeadLetterActorRef. Otherwise return the result of evaluating elseValue.

Declaration

public static IActorRef GetOrElse(this IActorRef actorRef, Func<IActorRef> elseValue)

Parameters

Type	Name	Description
IActorRef	actorRef	The actor that is being tested.
Func<IActorRef>	elseValue	TBD

Returns

Type	Description
IActorRef

IsNobody(IActorRef)

Determines if the specified actorRef is invalid. An actorRef is thought to be invalid if it's one of the following: null, Nobody, and DeadLetterActorRef

Declaration

public static bool IsNobody(this IActorRef actorRef)

Parameters

Type	Name	Description
IActorRef	actorRef	The actor that is being tested.

Returns

Type	Description
Boolean	true if the actorRef is invalid; otherwise false.