Worker.prototype.postMessageToThread - worker_threads

method Worker.prototype.postMessageToThread

Worker.prototype.postMessageToThread(threadId: number,
value: any,
timeout?: number,
): Promise<void>

Deprecated

Sends a value to another worker, identified by its thread ID.

Parameters

threadId: number

The target thread ID. If the thread ID is invalid, a ERR_WORKER_MESSAGING_FAILED error will be thrown. If the target thread ID is the current thread ID, a ERR_WORKER_MESSAGING_SAME_THREAD error will be thrown.

value: any

The value to send.

optional

timeout: number

Time to wait for the message to be delivered in milliseconds. By default it's undefined, which means wait forever. If the operation times out, a ERR_WORKER_MESSAGING_TIMEOUT error is thrown.

Return Type

Promise<void>

Worker.prototype.postMessageToThread(threadId: number,
value: any,
transferList: readonly TransferListItem[],
timeout?: number,
): Promise<void>