akka.actor

Class EmptyLocalActorRef

java.lang.Object

akka.actor.ActorRef

akka.actor.InternalActorRef

akka.actor.EmptyLocalActorRef

All Implemented Interfaces:

ActorRefScope, LocalRef, MinimalActorRef, ScalaActorRef, java.io.Serializable, java.lang.Comparable<ActorRef>

Direct Known Subclasses:

DeadLetterActorRef

public class EmptyLocalActorRef
extends InternalActorRef
implements MinimalActorRef

This special dead letter reference has a name: it is that which is returned by a local look-up which is unsuccessful.

INTERNAL API

See Also:

Serialized Form

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor and Description
EmptyLocalActorRef(ActorRefProvider provider, ActorPath path, EventStream eventStream)

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
EventStream	eventStream()
boolean	isTerminated() Deprecated. Use context.watch(actor) and receive Terminated(actor). Since 2.2.
ActorPath	path() Returns the path for this actor (from this actor up to the root actor).
ActorRefProvider	provider() Get a reference to the actor ref provider which created this ref.
void	sendSystemMessage(SystemMessage message)
protected boolean	specialHandle(java.lang.Object msg, ActorRef sender)

Methods inherited from class akka.actor.InternalActorRef

getChild, getParent, isLocal, restart, resume, start, stop, suspend

Methods inherited from class akka.actor.ActorRef

compareTo, equals, forward, hashCode, noSender, tell, toString

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

clone, finalize, getClass, notify, notifyAll, wait, wait, wait

Methods inherited from interface akka.actor.MinimalActorRef

getChild, getParent, restart, resume, start, stop, suspend, writeReplace

Methods inherited from interface akka.actor.LocalRef

isLocal

Constructor Detail

EmptyLocalActorRef

public EmptyLocalActorRef(ActorRefProvider provider,
                          ActorPath path,
                          EventStream eventStream)

Method Detail

provider

public ActorRefProvider provider()

Description copied from class: InternalActorRef

Get a reference to the actor ref provider which created this ref.

Specified by:

provider in class InternalActorRef

Returns:

(undocumented)

path

public ActorPath path()

Description copied from class: ActorRef

Returns the path for this actor (from this actor up to the root actor).

Specified by:

path in class ActorRef

Returns:

(undocumented)

eventStream

public EventStream eventStream()

isTerminated

public boolean isTerminated()

Deprecated. Use context.watch(actor) and receive Terminated(actor). Since 2.2.

Description copied from class: InternalActorRef

INTERNAL API: Returns &ldquo;true&rdquo; if the actor is locally known to be terminated, &ldquo;false&rdquo; if alive or uncertain.

Specified by:

isTerminated in interface MinimalActorRef

Specified by:

isTerminated in class InternalActorRef

Returns:

(undocumented)

sendSystemMessage

public void sendSystemMessage(SystemMessage message)

Specified by:

sendSystemMessage in interface MinimalActorRef

Specified by:

sendSystemMessage in class InternalActorRef

specialHandle

protected boolean specialHandle(java.lang.Object msg,
                                ActorRef sender)