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Channel methods
canParse()
Returns true if the string argument can be successfully parsed to create a Channel object.
clone()
Returns a new Channel that is an exact copy of the Channel the clone() method is called on. The original Channel’s content is copied into the new Channel.
empty()
Returns true if the Channel object contains an empty context.
parse()
Returns the Channel instance represented by the string argument.
toString()
Returns a string representation of the Channel object.
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