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# MessageChannelMain
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`MessageChannelMain` is the main-process-side equivalent of the DOM
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[`MessageChannel`][] object. Its singular function is to create a pair of
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connected [`MessagePortMain`](message-port-main.md) objects.
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See the [Channel Messaging API][] documentation for more information on using
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channel messaging.
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## Class: MessageChannelMain
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> Channel interface for channel messaging in the main process.
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Process: [Main](../glossary.md#main-process)
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Example:
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```js
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// Main process
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const { BrowserWindow, MessageChannelMain } = require('electron')
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const w = new BrowserWindow()
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const { port1, port2 } = new MessageChannelMain()
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w.webContents.postMessage('port', null, [port2])
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port1.postMessage({ some: 'message' })
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// Renderer process
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const { ipcRenderer } = require('electron')
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ipcRenderer.on('port', (e) => {
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// e.ports is a list of ports sent along with this message
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e.ports[0].onmessage = (messageEvent) => {
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console.log(messageEvent.data)
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}
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})
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```
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### Instance Properties
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#### `channel.port1`
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A [`MessagePortMain`](message-port-main.md) property.
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#### `channel.port2`
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A [`MessagePortMain`](message-port-main.md) property.
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[`MessageChannel`]: https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/API/MessageChannel
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[Channel Messaging API]: https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/API/Channel_Messaging_API
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