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# assumeIsolated(_:file:line:)

Assume that the current task is executing on the main actor’s
serial executor, or stop program execution.

```
static func assumeIsolated<T>(_ operation: @MainActor () throws -> T, file: StaticString = #fileID, line: UInt = #line) rethrows -> T where T : Sendable
```

## Parameters

`operation`

the operation that will be executed if the current context
is executing on the MainActor’s serial executor.

`file`

The file name to print if the assertion fails. The default is
where this method was called.

`line`

The line number to print if the assertion fails The default is
where this method was called.

## Return Value

the return value of the `operation`

## Discussion

This method allows to *assume and verify* that the currently
executing synchronous function is actually executing on the serial
executor of the MainActor.

If that is the case, the operation is invoked with an `isolated` version
of the actor, allowing synchronous access to actor local state without
hopping through asynchronous boundaries.

If the current context is not running on the actor’s serial executor, or
if the actor is a reference to a remote actor, this method will crash
with a fatal error (similar to [`preconditionIsolated(_:file:line:)`](/documentation/Swift/MainActor/preconditionIsolated(_:file:line:))).

This method can only be used from synchronous functions, as asynchronous
functions should instead perform a normal method call to the actor, which
will hop task execution to the target actor if necessary.

> Note: This check is performed against the MainActor’s serial executor,
> meaning that if another actor uses the same serial executor–by using
> ``doc://com.apple.Swift/documentation/Swift/MainActor/sharedUnownedExecutor`` as its own
> ``doc://com.apple.Swift/documentation/Swift/Actor/unownedExecutor``–this check will succeed, as from a concurrency
> safety perspective, the serial executor guarantees mutual exclusion of
> those two actors.

> Throws: rethrows the `Error` thrown by the operation if it threw

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