Added in [API level 23](https://developer.android.com/guide/topics/manifest/uses-sdk-element#ApiLevels) Summary: [Ctors](https://developer.android.com/reference/android/webkit/WebMessage#pubctors) \| [Methods](https://developer.android.com/reference/android/webkit/WebMessage#pubmethods) \| [Inherited Methods](https://developer.android.com/reference/android/webkit/WebMessage#inhmethods)

# WebMessage

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` public class WebMessage `   
` extends https://developer.android.com/reference/java/lang/Object ` ` `

|---|---|
| [java.lang.Object](https://developer.android.com/reference/java/lang/Object) ||
| ↳ | android.webkit.WebMessage |

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The Java representation of the HTML5 PostMessage event. See https://html.spec.whatwg.org/multipage/comms.html#the-messageevent-interfaces for definition of a MessageEvent in HTML5.

## Summary

| ### Public constructors ||
|---|---|
| ` https://developer.android.com/reference/android/webkit/WebMessage#WebMessage(java.lang.String)(https://developer.android.com/reference/java/lang/String data) ` Creates a WebMessage. |
| ` https://developer.android.com/reference/android/webkit/WebMessage#WebMessage(java.lang.String,%20android.webkit.WebMessagePort[])(https://developer.android.com/reference/java/lang/String data, https://developer.android.com/reference/android/webkit/WebMessagePort ports) ` Creates a WebMessage. |

| ### Public methods ||
|---|---|
| ` https://developer.android.com/reference/java/lang/String` | ` https://developer.android.com/reference/android/webkit/WebMessage#getData()() ` Returns the data of the message. |
| ` https://developer.android.com/reference/android/webkit/WebMessagePort` | ` https://developer.android.com/reference/android/webkit/WebMessage#getPorts()() ` Returns the ports that are sent with the message, or `null` if no port is sent. |

### Inherited methods

From class ` https://developer.android.com/reference/java/lang/Object ` ` https://developer.android.com/reference/java/lang/Object` ` https://developer.android.com/reference/java/lang/Object#clone()() `

Creates and returns a copy of this object.
` boolean` ` https://developer.android.com/reference/java/lang/Object#equals(java.lang.Object)(https://developer.android.com/reference/java/lang/Object obj) `

Indicates whether some other object is "equal to" this one.
` void` ` https://developer.android.com/reference/java/lang/Object#finalize()() `

Called by the garbage collector on an object when garbage collection determines that there are no more references to the object.
` final https://developer.android.com/reference/java/lang/Class<?>` ` https://developer.android.com/reference/java/lang/Object#getClass()() `

Returns the runtime class of this `Object`.
` int` ` https://developer.android.com/reference/java/lang/Object#hashCode()() `

Returns a hash code value for the object.
` final void` ` https://developer.android.com/reference/java/lang/Object#notify()() `

Wakes up a single thread that is waiting on this object's monitor.
` final void` ` https://developer.android.com/reference/java/lang/Object#notifyAll()() `

Wakes up all threads that are waiting on this object's monitor.
` https://developer.android.com/reference/java/lang/String` ` https://developer.android.com/reference/java/lang/Object#toString()() `

Returns a string representation of the object.
` final void` ` https://developer.android.com/reference/java/lang/Object#wait(long,%20int)(long timeoutMillis, int nanos) `

Causes the current thread to wait until it is awakened, typically by being *notified* or *interrupted*, or until a certain amount of real time has elapsed.
` final void` ` https://developer.android.com/reference/java/lang/Object#wait(long)(long timeoutMillis) `

Causes the current thread to wait until it is awakened, typically by being *notified* or *interrupted*, or until a certain amount of real time has elapsed.
` final void` ` https://developer.android.com/reference/java/lang/Object#wait()() `

Causes the current thread to wait until it is awakened, typically by being *notified* or *interrupted*.

## Public constructors

### WebMessage

Added in [API level 23](https://developer.android.com/guide/topics/manifest/uses-sdk-element#ApiLevels)

```
public WebMessage (String data)
```

Creates a WebMessage.

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| Parameters ||
|---|---|
| `data` | `String`: the data of the message. <br /> |

### WebMessage

Added in [API level 23](https://developer.android.com/guide/topics/manifest/uses-sdk-element#ApiLevels)

```
public WebMessage (String data, 
                WebMessagePort[] ports)
```

Creates a WebMessage.

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| Parameters ||
|---|---|
| `data` | `String`: the data of the message. <br /> |
| `ports` | `WebMessagePort`: the ports that are sent with the message. <br /> |

## Public methods

### getData

Added in [API level 23](https://developer.android.com/guide/topics/manifest/uses-sdk-element#ApiLevels)

```
public String getData ()
```

Returns the data of the message.

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| Returns ||
|---|---|
| `https://developer.android.com/reference/java/lang/String` | <br /> |

### getPorts

Added in [API level 23](https://developer.android.com/guide/topics/manifest/uses-sdk-element#ApiLevels)

```
public WebMessagePort[] getPorts ()
```

Returns the ports that are sent with the message, or `null` if no port is sent.

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| Returns ||
|---|---|
| `https://developer.android.com/reference/android/webkit/WebMessagePort` | <br /> |