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ChannelObject
  • See Also
    • CreateChannel
    • FindChannels
    • DeleteChannel
    • Options
    • SetOptions
    • ChannelReceiverFunction
    • ChannelListener
    • CloudObject
  • Related Guides
    • Channel-Based Communication
    • See Also
      • CreateChannel
      • FindChannels
      • DeleteChannel
      • Options
      • SetOptions
      • ChannelReceiverFunction
      • ChannelListener
      • CloudObject
    • Related Guides
      • Channel-Based Communication

ChannelObject[]

gives a new anonymous channel specification.

ChannelObject["mqtts://…"]

represents a channel for the currently authenticated user at a relative path.

ChannelObject["relpath"]

represents a channel for the currently authenticated user at a relative path.

ChannelObject["id:path"]

represents a channel for the user with the specified Wolfram ID at the given path.

ChannelObject["/abspath"]

represents a channel at an absolute path on the channel broker.

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BUILT-IN SYMBOL
  • See Also
    • CreateChannel
    • FindChannels
    • DeleteChannel
    • Options
    • SetOptions
    • ChannelReceiverFunction
    • ChannelListener
    • CloudObject
  • Related Guides
    • Channel-Based Communication
    • See Also
      • CreateChannel
      • FindChannels
      • DeleteChannel
      • Options
      • SetOptions
      • ChannelReceiverFunction
      • ChannelListener
      • CloudObject
    • Related Guides
      • Channel-Based Communication

ChannelObject

ChannelObject[]

gives a new anonymous channel specification.

ChannelObject["mqtts://…"]

represents a channel for the currently authenticated user at a relative path.

ChannelObject["relpath"]

represents a channel for the currently authenticated user at a relative path.

ChannelObject["id:path"]

represents a channel for the user with the specified Wolfram ID at the given path.

ChannelObject["/abspath"]

represents a channel at an absolute path on the channel broker.

Details and Options

  • ChannelObject does not create a channel but merely provides an object that can be used to refer to a channel. CreateChannel actually creates channels.
  • New channel objects that are not specified with a full URL are created with reference to the channel broker specified by $ChannelBase.
  • ChannelObject[CloudObject[…]] returns the associated channel object of a cloud object that represents a deployed ChannelReceiverFunction.
  • ChannelObject allows the following options:
  • ChannelBase$ChannelBasedefault base URI for new channel specifications
    ChannelBrokerActionNoneaction to execute on the channel broker server in addition to routing a message
    MetaInformation{}association or rules giving metainformation
    Permissions "Private"permissions for access etc.
  • Options[ChannelObject[…],…] gives the current options of a previously created ChannelObject. SetOptions can be used to change them.
  • DeleteObject[ChannelObject[…]] removes a channel object.
  • Information of a ChannelObject expression can include the following properties:
  • "ChannelBase"base URL of channel broker server for the channel
    "Path"path of the channel on the channel broker server
    "Permissions"access permissions of the channel
    "MetaInformation"MetaInformation option of the channel

Examples

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Basic Examples  (2)

A new anonymous channel:

A named channel of the currently authenticated user:

Scope  (8)

A new unnamed channel:

A channel in the home area of the currently authenticated user:

A named channel in a subdirectory of the home area:

A named channel of another user:

A channel referred to by the absolute path on the channel broker server:

A channel referred to by the URL:

A channel associated with a cloud object deployed for a channel receiver:

Delete the channel that was automatically created by CloudDeploy:

A channel with options:

Options  (2)

Permissions  (2)

Create a public channel:

Start listening on the channel and send some data:

The received message:

Other users can send data to your channel by referring to your $WolframID:

Clean up:

A channel to which you can listen and everyone can send messages:

Properties & Relations  (4)

ChannelObject creates a reference to the channel without creating a channel on the server:

Check that the channel does not exist:

Create a channel and verify that it exists on the server:

Delete the channel from the server:

CreateChannel returns a ChannelObject:

Clean up:

ChannelObject is used by ChannelListen, ChannelSend, and other functions:

ChannelObject can be retrieved from the ChannelListener object:

Clean up:

Possible Issues  (1)

Non-alphanumeric characters are generally not allowed in channel names:

Hyphen characters are allowed:

See Also

CreateChannel  FindChannels  DeleteChannel  Options  SetOptions  ChannelReceiverFunction  ChannelListener  CloudObject

Related Guides

    ▪
  • Channel-Based Communication

History

Introduced in 2016 (11.0) | Updated in 2017 (11.2)

Wolfram Research (2016), ChannelObject, Wolfram Language function, https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/ChannelObject.html (updated 2017).

Text

Wolfram Research (2016), ChannelObject, Wolfram Language function, https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/ChannelObject.html (updated 2017).

CMS

Wolfram Language. 2016. "ChannelObject." Wolfram Language & System Documentation Center. Wolfram Research. Last Modified 2017. https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/ChannelObject.html.

APA

Wolfram Language. (2016). ChannelObject. Wolfram Language & System Documentation Center. Retrieved from https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/ChannelObject.html

BibTeX

@misc{reference.wolfram_2025_channelobject, author="Wolfram Research", title="{ChannelObject}", year="2017", howpublished="\url{https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/ChannelObject.html}", note=[Accessed: 01-December-2025]}

BibLaTeX

@online{reference.wolfram_2025_channelobject, organization={Wolfram Research}, title={ChannelObject}, year={2017}, url={https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/ChannelObject.html}, note=[Accessed: 01-December-2025]}

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