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Channel Types

Channel Types

Learn about types of channels based on their capacity size and how to use those channels.

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Depending on the capacity size we set, we distinguish four types of channels.

  • Unlimited: Channel with capacity Channel.UNLIMITED that has an unlimited capacity buffer, and send never suspends.

  • Buffered: Channel with concrete capacity size or Channel.BUFFERED (which is 64 by default and can be overridden by kotlinx.coroutines.channels.de ...