Interface ICanTell

A shared interface for both IActorRef and ActorSelection, both of which can be sent messages via the Tell(Object, IActorRef) command.

Namespace: Akka.Actor

Assembly: Akka.dll

Syntax

public interface ICanTell

Methods

Tell(Object, IActorRef)

Asynchronously delivers a message to this IActorRef or ActorSelection in a non-blocking fashion. Uses "at most once" delivery semantics.

Declaration

void Tell(object message, IActorRef sender)

Parameters

Type	Name	Description
Object	message	The message to be sent to the target.
IActorRef	sender	The sender of this message. Defaults to NoSender if left to null.

Extension Methods

ObjectExtensions.IsDefaultForType<T>(T)

Futures.Ask(ICanTell, Object, Nullable<TimeSpan>)

Futures.Ask(ICanTell, Object, CancellationToken)

Futures.Ask(ICanTell, Object, Nullable<TimeSpan>, CancellationToken)

Futures.Ask<T>(ICanTell, Object, Nullable<TimeSpan>)

Futures.Ask<T>(ICanTell, Object, CancellationToken)

Futures.Ask<T>(ICanTell, Object, Nullable<TimeSpan>, CancellationToken)

Futures.Ask<T>(ICanTell, Func<IActorRef, Object>, Nullable<TimeSpan>, CancellationToken)

ObjectExtensions.AsOption<T>(T)

Extensions.AsInstanceOf<T>(Object)