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# sendBackgroundMessage

`fun sendBackgroundMessage(msg: <ERROR CLASS>, name: `[`String`](https://kotlinlang.org/api/latest/jvm/stdlib/kotlin/-string/index.html)` = extensionId): `[`Unit`](https://kotlinlang.org/api/latest/jvm/stdlib/kotlin/-unit/index.html) [(source)](https://github.com/mozilla-mobile/android-components/blob/master/components/support/webextensions/src/main/java/mozilla/components/support/webextensions/WebExtensionController.kt#L123)

Sends a background message to the provided extension.

### Parameters

`msg` - the message to send

`name` - (optional) name of the port, defaults to the provided extensionId.