TestKitBase.ActorOfAsTestActorRef(TActor) Method (Expression(Func(TActor)), String)

TestKitBaseActorOfAsTestActorRefTActor Method (ExpressionFuncTActor, String)

Create a new actor as child of Sys and returns it as TestActorRefTActor to enable access to the underlying actor instance via UnderlyingActor. Uses an expression that calls the constructor of TActor.

Examples

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ActorOf<MyActor>(()=>new MyActor("value", 4711), "test-actor")

Namespace: Akka.TestKit
Assembly: Akka.TestKit (in Akka.TestKit.dll) Version: 1.2.3.129 (1.2.3.129)

Syntax

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public TestActorRef<TActor> ActorOfAsTestActorRef<TActor>(
	Expression<Func<TActor>> factory,
	string name = null
)
where TActor : ActorBase

member ActorOfAsTestActorRef : 
        factory : Expression<Func<'TActor>> * 
        ?name : string 
(* Defaults:
        let _name = defaultArg name null
*)
-> TestActorRef<'TActor>  when 'TActor : ActorBase

Parameters

factory: Type: System.Linq.ExpressionsExpressionFuncTActor
An expression that calls the constructor of TActor
name (Optional): Type: SystemString
Optional: The name.

Type Parameters

TActor: The type of the actor.

Return Value

Type: TestActorRefTActor
TBD

Reference

TestKitBase Class

ActorOfAsTestActorRef Overload

Akka.TestKit Namespace