Base class for CoroutineContext.Element implementations.

AbstractCoroutineContextElement(key: Key<*>)

A key of this coroutine context element.

open val key: Key<*>

Returns the current element if it is associated with the given key in a polymorphic manner or null otherwise. This method returns non-null value if either Element.key is equal to the given key or if the key is associated with Element.key via AbstractCoroutineContextKey. See AbstractCoroutineContextKey for the example of usage.

fun <E : Element> Element.getPolymorphicElement(
    key: Key<E>
): E?

Returns empty coroutine context if the element is associated with the given key in a polymorphic manner or null otherwise. This method returns empty context if either Element.key is equal to the given key or if the key is associated with Element.key via AbstractCoroutineContextKey. See AbstractCoroutineContextKey for the example of usage.

fun Element.minusPolymorphicKey(
    key: Key<*>
): CoroutineContext