org.springframework.integration.channel
Interface MessageChannel

All Superinterfaces:

BlockingSource, BlockingTarget, MessageSource, MessageTarget

All Known Implementing Classes:

AbstractMessageChannel, DefaultErrorChannel, DirectChannel, NullChannel, PriorityChannel, PublishSubscribeChannel, QueueChannel, RendezvousChannel, RequestReplyTemplate.ReplyHandlingChannelAdapter, ThreadLocalChannel

public interface MessageChannel
extends BlockingSource, BlockingTarget

Base channel interface defining common behavior for message sending and receiving.

Author:

Mark Fisher

Method Summary

java.util.List<Message<?>>	clear() Remove all Messages from this channel.
java.lang.String	getName() Return the name of this channel.
java.util.List<Message<?>>	purge(MessageSelector selector) Remove any Messages that are not accepted by the provided selector.
void	setName(java.lang.String name) Set the name of this channel.

Methods inherited from interface org.springframework.integration.message.BlockingSource

receive, receive

Methods inherited from interface org.springframework.integration.message.BlockingTarget

send, send

Method Detail

getName

java.lang.String getName()

Return the name of this channel.

setName

void setName(java.lang.String name)

Set the name of this channel.

clear

java.util.List<Message<?>> clear()

Remove all Messages from this channel.

purge

java.util.List<Message<?>> purge(MessageSelector selector)

Remove any Messages that are not accepted by the provided selector.