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## com.sun.jdi.connect
Interface ListeningConnector

All Superinterfaces:
  Connector

public interface ListeningConnector
extends Connector

A connector which listens for a connection initiated by a target VM.

Since:
  1.3

Nested Class Summary

Nested classes inherited from class com.sun.jdi.connect.Connector
`Connector.Argument, Connector.BooleanArgument, Connector.IntegerArgument, Connector.SelectedArgument, Connector.StringArgument`

Method Summary
`VirtualMachine` | `accept(Map arguments)` Waits for a target VM to attach to this connector.
`String` | `startListening(Map arguments)` Listens for one or more connections initiated by target VMs.
`void` | `stopListening(Map arguments)` Cancels listening for connections.
`boolean` | `supportsMultipleConnections()` Indicates whether this listening connector supports multiple connections for a single argument map.

Methods inherited from interface com.sun.jdi.connect.Connector
`defaultArguments, description, name, transport`

Method Detail

### supportsMultipleConnections

    public boolean supportsMultipleConnections()

  Indicates whether this listening connector supports multiple connections for a single argument map. If so, a call to `startListening(java.util.Map)` may allow multiple target VM to become connected.

  Returns:
    `true` if multiple connections are supported; `false` otherwise.

### startListening

    public String startListening(Map arguments)
                          throws IOException,
                                 IllegalConnectorArgumentsException

  Listens for one or more connections initiated by target VMs. The connector uses the given argument map in determining the address at which to listen or else it generates an appropriate listen address. In either case, an address string is returned from this method which can be used in starting target VMs to identify this connector. The format of the address string is connector, transport, and, possibly, platform dependent.

  The argument map associates argument name strings to instances of `Connector.Argument`. The default argument map for a connector can be obtained through `Connector.defaultArguments()`. Argument map values can be changed, but map entries should not be added or deleted.

  This method does not return a `VirtualMachine`, and, normally, returns before any target VM initiates a connection. The connected target is obtained through `accept(java.util.Map)` (using the same argument map as is passed to this method).

  If `arguments` contains addressing information. and only one conection will be accepted, the `accept` method can be called immediately without calling this method.

  Returns:
    the address at which the connector is listening for a connection.
  Throws:
    `IOException` - when unable to start listening. Specific exceptions are dependent on the Connector implementation in use.
    `IllegalConnectorArgumentsException` - when one of the connector arguments is invalid.

### stopListening

    public void stopListening(Map arguments)
                       throws IOException,
                              IllegalConnectorArgumentsException

  Cancels listening for connections. The given argument map should match the argument map given for a previous `startListening(java.util.Map)` invocation.

  Throws:
    `IOException` - when unable to stop listening. Specific exceptions are dependent on the Connector implementation in use.
    `IllegalConnectorArgumentsException` - when one of the connector arguments is invalid.

### accept

    public VirtualMachine accept(Map arguments)
                          throws IOException,
                                 IllegalConnectorArgumentsException

  Waits for a target VM to attach to this connector.

  Throws:
    `IOException` - when unable to accept. Specific exceptions are dependent on the Connector implementation in use.
    `IllegalConnectorArgumentsException` - when one of the connector arguments is invalid.

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