# IBroadcastChannelWriter<T>.Publish(T, CancellationToken)

[Type overview](/orleans/docs/api/csharp/microsoft.orleans.broadcastchannel/orleans.broadcastchannel.ibroadcastchannelwriter-1/) | [Methods](/orleans/docs/api/csharp/microsoft.orleans.broadcastchannel/orleans.broadcastchannel.ibroadcastchannelwriter-1/methods/)

[Source](https://github.com/dotnet/orleans/blob/1644940b035c7bdf215a4fd7135757c06bcfe9ec/src/Orleans.BroadcastChannel/BroadcastChannelWriter.cs#L33-L34)

```csharp
public virtual Task Publish(T item, CancellationToken cancellationToken)
```

Publish an element to the channel.

### Parameters

- `item` (`T`): The element to publish.
- `cancellationToken` (`CancellationToken`): The cancellation token.