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.. _class_WebRTCDataChannel:

WebRTCDataChannel
=================

**Inherits:** :ref:`PacketPeer<class_PacketPeer>` **<** :ref:`Reference<class_Reference>` **<** :ref:`Object<class_Object>`

**Inherited By:** :ref:`WebRTCDataChannelGDNative<class_WebRTCDataChannelGDNative>`

**Category:** Core

Brief Description
-----------------



Properties
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+----------------------------------------------------+----------------------------------------------------------------+---+
| :ref:`WriteMode<enum_WebRTCDataChannel_WriteMode>` | :ref:`write_mode<class_WebRTCDataChannel_property_write_mode>` | 1 |
+----------------------------------------------------+----------------------------------------------------------------+---+

Methods
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| void                                                     | :ref:`close<class_WebRTCDataChannel_method_close>` **(** **)**                                             |
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| :ref:`int<class_int>`                                    | :ref:`get_id<class_WebRTCDataChannel_method_get_id>` **(** **)** const                                     |
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| :ref:`String<class_String>`                              | :ref:`get_label<class_WebRTCDataChannel_method_get_label>` **(** **)** const                               |
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| :ref:`int<class_int>`                                    | :ref:`get_max_packet_life_time<class_WebRTCDataChannel_method_get_max_packet_life_time>` **(** **)** const |
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| :ref:`int<class_int>`                                    | :ref:`get_max_retransmits<class_WebRTCDataChannel_method_get_max_retransmits>` **(** **)** const           |
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| :ref:`String<class_String>`                              | :ref:`get_protocol<class_WebRTCDataChannel_method_get_protocol>` **(** **)** const                         |
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| :ref:`ChannelState<enum_WebRTCDataChannel_ChannelState>` | :ref:`get_ready_state<class_WebRTCDataChannel_method_get_ready_state>` **(** **)** const                   |
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| :ref:`bool<class_bool>`                                  | :ref:`is_negotiated<class_WebRTCDataChannel_method_is_negotiated>` **(** **)** const                       |
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| :ref:`bool<class_bool>`                                  | :ref:`is_ordered<class_WebRTCDataChannel_method_is_ordered>` **(** **)** const                             |
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| :ref:`Error<enum_@GlobalScope_Error>`                    | :ref:`poll<class_WebRTCDataChannel_method_poll>` **(** **)**                                               |
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| :ref:`bool<class_bool>`                                  | :ref:`was_string_packet<class_WebRTCDataChannel_method_was_string_packet>` **(** **)** const               |
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Enumerations
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.. _enum_WebRTCDataChannel_WriteMode:

.. _class_WebRTCDataChannel_constant_WRITE_MODE_TEXT:

.. _class_WebRTCDataChannel_constant_WRITE_MODE_BINARY:

enum **WriteMode**:

- **WRITE_MODE_TEXT** = **0** --- Tells the channel to send data over this channel as text. An external peer (non-Godot) would receive this as a string.

- **WRITE_MODE_BINARY** = **1** --- Tells the channel to send data over this channel as binary. An external peer (non-Godot) would receive this as array buffer or blob.

.. _enum_WebRTCDataChannel_ChannelState:

.. _class_WebRTCDataChannel_constant_STATE_CONNECTING:

.. _class_WebRTCDataChannel_constant_STATE_OPEN:

.. _class_WebRTCDataChannel_constant_STATE_CLOSING:

.. _class_WebRTCDataChannel_constant_STATE_CLOSED:

enum **ChannelState**:

- **STATE_CONNECTING** = **0** --- The channel was created, but it's still trying to connect.

- **STATE_OPEN** = **1** --- The channel is currently open, and data can flow over it.

- **STATE_CLOSING** = **2** --- The channel is being closed, no new messages will be accepted, but those already in queue will be flushed.

- **STATE_CLOSED** = **3** --- The channel was closed, or connection failed.

Property Descriptions
---------------------

.. _class_WebRTCDataChannel_property_write_mode:

- :ref:`WriteMode<enum_WebRTCDataChannel_WriteMode>` **write_mode**

+-----------+-----------------------+
| *Default* | 1                     |
+-----------+-----------------------+
| *Setter*  | set_write_mode(value) |
+-----------+-----------------------+
| *Getter*  | get_write_mode()      |
+-----------+-----------------------+

The transfer mode to use when sending outgoing packet. Either text or binary.

Method Descriptions
-------------------

.. _class_WebRTCDataChannel_method_close:

- void **close** **(** **)**

Closes this data channel, notifying the other peer.

.. _class_WebRTCDataChannel_method_get_id:

- :ref:`int<class_int>` **get_id** **(** **)** const

Returns the id assigned to this channel during creation (or auto-assigned during negotiation).

If the channel is not negotiated out-of-band the id will only be available after the connection is established (will return ``65535`` until then).

.. _class_WebRTCDataChannel_method_get_label:

- :ref:`String<class_String>` **get_label** **(** **)** const

Returns the label assigned to this channel during creation.

.. _class_WebRTCDataChannel_method_get_max_packet_life_time:

- :ref:`int<class_int>` **get_max_packet_life_time** **(** **)** const

Returns the ``maxPacketLifeTime`` value assigned to this channel during creation.

Will be ``65535`` if not specified.

.. _class_WebRTCDataChannel_method_get_max_retransmits:

- :ref:`int<class_int>` **get_max_retransmits** **(** **)** const

Returns the ``maxRetransmits`` value assigned to this channel during creation.

Will be ``65535`` if not specified.

.. _class_WebRTCDataChannel_method_get_protocol:

- :ref:`String<class_String>` **get_protocol** **(** **)** const

Returns the sub-protocol assigned to this channel during creation. An empty string if not specified.

.. _class_WebRTCDataChannel_method_get_ready_state:

- :ref:`ChannelState<enum_WebRTCDataChannel_ChannelState>` **get_ready_state** **(** **)** const

Returns the current state of this channel, see :ref:`ChannelState<enum_WebRTCDataChannel_ChannelState>`.

.. _class_WebRTCDataChannel_method_is_negotiated:

- :ref:`bool<class_bool>` **is_negotiated** **(** **)** const

Returns ``true`` if this channel was created with out-of-band configuration.

.. _class_WebRTCDataChannel_method_is_ordered:

- :ref:`bool<class_bool>` **is_ordered** **(** **)** const

Returns ``true`` if this channel was created with ordering enabled (default).

.. _class_WebRTCDataChannel_method_poll:

- :ref:`Error<enum_@GlobalScope_Error>` **poll** **(** **)**

Reserved, but not used for now.

.. _class_WebRTCDataChannel_method_was_string_packet:

- :ref:`bool<class_bool>` **was_string_packet** **(** **)** const

Returns ``true`` if the last received packet was transferred as text. See :ref:`write_mode<class_WebRTCDataChannel_property_write_mode>`.