abstract class ActorRef[-T] extends Comparable[ActorRef[Nothing]]

An ActorRef is the identity or address of an Actor instance. It is valid only during the Actor’s lifetime and allows messages to be sent to that Actor instance. Sending a message to an Actor that has terminated before receiving the message will lead to that message being discarded; such messages are delivered to the akka.actor.DeadLetter channel of the akka.event.EventStream on a best effort basis (i.e. this delivery is not reliable).

Self Type
ActorRefImpl[T]
Source
ActorRef.scala
Linear Supertypes
Comparable[ActorRef[Nothing]], AnyRef, Any
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Instance Constructors

  1. new ActorRef(_path: ActorPath)

Abstract Value Members

  1. abstract def tell(msg: T): Unit

    Send a message to the Actor referenced by this ActorRef using *at-most-once* messaging semantics.

Concrete Value Members

  1. def !(msg: T): Unit

    Send a message to the Actor referenced by this ActorRef using *at-most-once* messaging semantics.

  2. final def !=(arg0: Any): Boolean
    Definition Classes
    AnyRef → Any
  3. final def ##(): Int
    Definition Classes
    AnyRef → Any
  4. def +(other: String): String
    Implicit
    This member is added by an implicit conversion from ActorRef[T] to any2stringadd[ActorRef[T]] performed by method any2stringadd in scala.Predef.
    Definition Classes
    any2stringadd
  5. def ->[B](y: B): (ActorRef[T], B)
    Implicit
    This member is added by an implicit conversion from ActorRef[T] to ArrowAssoc[ActorRef[T]] performed by method ArrowAssoc in scala.Predef.
    Definition Classes
    ArrowAssoc
    Annotations
    @inline()
  6. final def ==(arg0: Any): Boolean
    Definition Classes
    AnyRef → Any
  7. final def asInstanceOf[T0]: T0
    Definition Classes
    Any
  8. def clone(): AnyRef
    Attributes
    protected[java.lang]
    Definition Classes
    AnyRef
    Annotations
    @throws( ... )
  9. final def compareTo(other: ActorRef[Nothing]): Int

    Comparison takes path and the unique id of the actor cell into account.

    Comparison takes path and the unique id of the actor cell into account.

    Definition Classes
    ActorRef → Comparable
  10. def ensuring(cond: (ActorRef[T]) ⇒ Boolean, msg: ⇒ Any): ActorRef[T]
    Implicit
    This member is added by an implicit conversion from ActorRef[T] to Ensuring[ActorRef[T]] performed by method Ensuring in scala.Predef.
    Definition Classes
    Ensuring
  11. def ensuring(cond: (ActorRef[T]) ⇒ Boolean): ActorRef[T]
    Implicit
    This member is added by an implicit conversion from ActorRef[T] to Ensuring[ActorRef[T]] performed by method Ensuring in scala.Predef.
    Definition Classes
    Ensuring
  12. def ensuring(cond: Boolean, msg: ⇒ Any): ActorRef[T]
    Implicit
    This member is added by an implicit conversion from ActorRef[T] to Ensuring[ActorRef[T]] performed by method Ensuring in scala.Predef.
    Definition Classes
    Ensuring
  13. def ensuring(cond: Boolean): ActorRef[T]
    Implicit
    This member is added by an implicit conversion from ActorRef[T] to Ensuring[ActorRef[T]] performed by method Ensuring in scala.Predef.
    Definition Classes
    Ensuring
  14. final def eq(arg0: AnyRef): Boolean
    Definition Classes
    AnyRef
  15. final def equals(that: Any): Boolean

    Equals takes path and the unique id of the actor cell into account.

    Equals takes path and the unique id of the actor cell into account.

    Definition Classes
    ActorRef → AnyRef → Any
  16. def finalize(): Unit
    Attributes
    protected[java.lang]
    Definition Classes
    AnyRef
    Annotations
    @throws( classOf[java.lang.Throwable] )
  17. def formatted(fmtstr: String): String
    Implicit
    This member is added by an implicit conversion from ActorRef[T] to StringFormat[ActorRef[T]] performed by method StringFormat in scala.Predef.
    Definition Classes
    StringFormat
    Annotations
    @inline()
  18. final def getClass(): Class[_]
    Definition Classes
    AnyRef → Any
  19. final def hashCode(): Int
    Definition Classes
    ActorRef → AnyRef → Any
  20. final def isInstanceOf[T0]: Boolean
    Definition Classes
    Any
  21. final def ne(arg0: AnyRef): Boolean
    Definition Classes
    AnyRef
  22. final def notify(): Unit
    Definition Classes
    AnyRef
  23. final def notifyAll(): Unit
    Definition Classes
    AnyRef
  24. final val path: ActorPath

    The hierarchical path name of the referenced Actor.

    The hierarchical path name of the referenced Actor. The lifecycle of the ActorRef is fully contained within the lifecycle of the akka.actor.ActorPath and more than one Actor instance can exist with the same path at different points in time, but not concurrently.

  25. final def synchronized[T0](arg0: ⇒ T0): T0
    Definition Classes
    AnyRef
  26. final def toString(): String
    Definition Classes
    ActorRef → AnyRef → Any
  27. def upcast[U >: T]: ActorRef[U]

    Unsafe utility method for widening the type accepted by this ActorRef; provided to avoid having to use asInstanceOf on the full reference type, which would unfortunately also work on non-ActorRefs.

  28. final def wait(): Unit
    Definition Classes
    AnyRef
    Annotations
    @throws( ... )
  29. final def wait(arg0: Long, arg1: Int): Unit
    Definition Classes
    AnyRef
    Annotations
    @throws( ... )
  30. final def wait(arg0: Long): Unit
    Definition Classes
    AnyRef
    Annotations
    @throws( ... )
  31. def [B](y: B): (ActorRef[T], B)
    Implicit
    This member is added by an implicit conversion from ActorRef[T] to ArrowAssoc[ActorRef[T]] performed by method ArrowAssoc in scala.Predef.
    Definition Classes
    ArrowAssoc

Inherited from Comparable[ActorRef[Nothing]]

Inherited from AnyRef

Inherited from Any

Inherited by implicit conversion any2stringadd from ActorRef[T] to any2stringadd[ActorRef[T]]

Inherited by implicit conversion StringFormat from ActorRef[T] to StringFormat[ActorRef[T]]

Inherited by implicit conversion Ensuring from ActorRef[T] to Ensuring[ActorRef[T]]

Inherited by implicit conversion ArrowAssoc from ActorRef[T] to ArrowAssoc[ActorRef[T]]

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