Channel (Camel :: API 3.4.1 API)

All Superinterfaces:

AsyncProcessor, Navigate<Processor>, Processor
```
public interface Channel
extends AsyncProcessor, Navigate<Processor>
```
Channel acts as a channel between Processors in the route graph.
The channel is responsible for routing the Exchange to the next Processor in the route graph.

Method Summary

All Methods Instance Methods Abstract Methods
Modifier and Type	Method	Description
`Processor`	`getErrorHandler()`	Gets the `org.apache.camel.processor.ErrorHandler` this Channel uses.
`Processor`	`getNextProcessor()`	Gets the next `Processor` to route to (not wrapped)
`Processor`	`getOutput()`	Gets the wrapped output that at runtime should be delegated to.
`NamedNode`	`getProcessorDefinition()`	Gets the definition of the next processor
`Route`	`getRoute()`	Gets the `Route`

Methods inherited from interface org.apache.camel.AsyncProcessor
process, processAsync

Methods inherited from interface org.apache.camel.Navigate
hasNext, next

Methods inherited from interface org.apache.camel.Processor
process

- Method Detail
  - getErrorHandler
```
Processor getErrorHandler()
```
    Gets the org.apache.camel.processor.ErrorHandler this Channel uses.
    
    Returns:
    
    the error handler, or null if no error handler is used.
  - getOutput
```
Processor getOutput()
```
    Gets the wrapped output that at runtime should be delegated to.
    
    Returns:
    
    the output to route the Exchange to
  - getNextProcessor
```
Processor getNextProcessor()
```
    Gets the next Processor to route to (not wrapped)
    
    Returns:
    
    the next processor
  - getRoute
```
Route getRoute()
```
    Gets the Route
    
    Returns:
    
    the route context
  - getProcessorDefinition
```
NamedNode getProcessorDefinition()
```
    Gets the definition of the next processor
    
    Returns:
    
    the processor definition