<?php namespace Illuminate\Broadcasting; use Illuminate\Contracts\Broadcasting\HasBroadcastChannel; class Channel { /** * The channel's name. * * @var string */ public $name; /** * Create a new channel instance. * * @param \Illuminate\Contracts\Broadcasting\HasBroadcastChannel|string $name * @return void */ public function __construct($name) { $this->name = $name instanceof HasBroadcastChannel ? $name->broadcastChannel() : $name; } /** * Convert the channel instance to a string. * * @return string */ public function __toString() { return $this->name; } }