| 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. |