RMIConnector (Java Platform SE 8 )
Keywords: javax.management.remote.rmi.RMIConnector class
Date: 2026-04-22

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## Class RMIConnector

- java.lang.Object
- - javax.management.remote.rmi.RMIConnector

- All Implemented Interfaces:
    Closeable, Serializable, AutoCloseable, JMXAddressable, JMXConnector

      public class RMIConnector
      extends Object
      implements JMXConnector, Serializable, JMXAddressable

  A connection to a remote RMI connector. Usually, such connections are made using `JMXConnectorFactory`. However, specialized applications can use this class directly, for example with an `RMIServer` stub obtained without going through JNDI.

  Since:
    1.5
  See Also:
    Serialized Form

- - ### Field Summary

    - ### Fields inherited from interface javax.management.remote.JMXConnector

      `CREDENTIALS`

  - ### Constructor Summary

    Constructors
    Constructor and Description
    `RMIConnector(JMXServiceURL url, Map<String,?> environment)` Constructs an `RMIConnector` that will connect the RMI connector server with the given address.
    `RMIConnector(RMIServer rmiServer, Map<String,?> environment)` Constructs an `RMIConnector` using the given RMI stub.

  - ### Method Summary

    All Methods Instance Methods Concrete Methods
    Modifier and Type | Method and Description
    --- | ---
    `void` | `addConnectionNotificationListener(NotificationListener listener, NotificationFilter filter, Object handback)` Adds a listener to be informed of changes in connection status.
    `void` | `close()` Closes the client connection to its server.
    `void` | `connect()` Establishes the connection to the connector server.
    `void` | `connect(Map<String,?> environment)` Establishes the connection to the connector server.
    `JMXServiceURL` | `getAddress()` The address of this connector.
    `String` | `getConnectionId()` Gets this connection's ID from the connector server.
    `MBeanServerConnection` | `getMBeanServerConnection()` Returns an `MBeanServerConnection` object representing a remote MBean server.
    `MBeanServerConnection` | `getMBeanServerConnection(Subject delegationSubject)` Returns an `MBeanServerConnection` object representing a remote MBean server on which operations are performed on behalf of the supplied delegation subject.
    `void` | `removeConnectionNotificationListener(NotificationListener listener)` Removes a listener from the list to be informed of changes in status.
    `void` | `removeConnectionNotificationListener(NotificationListener listener, NotificationFilter filter, Object handback)` Removes a listener from the list to be informed of changes in status.
    `String` | `toString()` Returns a string representation of this object.

    - ### Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

      `clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, wait, wait, wait`

- - ### Constructor Detail

    - #### RMIConnector

          public RMIConnector(JMXServiceURL url,
                              Map<String,?> environment)

      Constructs an `RMIConnector` that will connect the RMI connector server with the given address.

      The address can refer directly to the connector server, using one of the following syntaxes:

           service:jmx:rmi://[host[:port]]/stub/encoded-stub
           service:jmx:iiop://[host[:port]]/ior/encoded-IOR

      (Here, the square brackets `[]` are not part of the address but indicate that the host and port are optional.)

      The address can instead indicate where to find an RMI stub through JNDI, using one of the following syntaxes:

           service:jmx:rmi://[host[:port]]/jndi/jndi-name
           service:jmx:iiop://[host[:port]]/jndi/jndi-name

      An implementation may also recognize additional address syntaxes, for example:

           service:jmx:iiop://[host[:port]]/stub/encoded-stub

      Parameters:
        `url` - the address of the RMI connector server.
        `environment` - additional attributes specifying how to make the connection. For JNDI-based addresses, these attributes can usefully include JNDI attributes recognized by `InitialContext`. This parameter can be null, which is equivalent to an empty Map.
      Throws:
        `IllegalArgumentException` - if `url` is null.

    - #### RMIConnector

          public RMIConnector(RMIServer rmiServer,
                              Map<String,?> environment)

      Constructs an `RMIConnector` using the given RMI stub.

      Parameters:
        `rmiServer` - an RMI stub representing the RMI connector server.
        `environment` - additional attributes specifying how to make the connection. This parameter can be null, which is equivalent to an empty Map.
      Throws:
        `IllegalArgumentException` - if `rmiServer` is null.

  - ### Method Detail

    - #### toString

          public String toString()

      Returns a string representation of this object. In general, the `toString` method returns a string that "textually represents" this object. The result should be a concise but informative representation that is easy for a person to read.

      Overrides:
        `toString` in class `Object`
      Returns:
        a String representation of this object.

    - #### getAddress

          public JMXServiceURL getAddress()

      The address of this connector.

      Specified by:
        `getAddress` in interface `JMXAddressable`
      Returns:
        the address of this connector, or null if it does not have one.
      Since:
        1.6

    - #### connect

          public void connect()
                       throws IOException

      Description copied from interface: `JMXConnector`

      Establishes the connection to the connector server. This method is equivalent to `connect(null)`.

      Specified by:
        `connect` in interface `JMXConnector`
      Throws:
        `IOException` - if the connection could not be made because of a communication problem, or in the case of the `iiop` protocol, that RMI/IIOP is not supported

    - #### connect

          public void connect(Map<String,?> environment)
                       throws IOException

      Description copied from interface: `JMXConnector`

      Establishes the connection to the connector server.

      If `connect` has already been called successfully on this object, calling it again has no effect. If, however, `JMXConnector.close()` was called after `connect`, the new `connect` will throw an `IOException`.

      Otherwise, either `connect` has never been called on this object, or it has been called but produced an exception. Then calling `connect` will attempt to establish a connection to the connector server.

      Specified by:
        `connect` in interface `JMXConnector`
      Parameters:
        `environment` - the properties of the connection. Properties in this map override properties in the map specified when the `JMXConnector` was created, if any. This parameter can be null, which is equivalent to an empty map.
      Throws:
        `IOException` - if the connection could not be made because of a communication problem, or in the case of the `iiop` protocol, that RMI/IIOP is not supported

    - #### getConnectionId

          public String getConnectionId()
                                 throws IOException

      Description copied from interface: `JMXConnector`

      Gets this connection's ID from the connector server. For a given connector server, every connection will have a unique id which does not change during the lifetime of the connection.

      Specified by:
        `getConnectionId` in interface `JMXConnector`
      Returns:
        the unique ID of this connection. This is the same as the ID that the connector server includes in its `JMXConnectionNotification`s. The `package description` describes the conventions for connection IDs.
      Throws:
        `IOException` - if the connection ID cannot be obtained, for instance because the connection is closed or broken.

    - #### getMBeanServerConnection

          public MBeanServerConnection getMBeanServerConnection()
                                                         throws IOException

      Description copied from interface: `JMXConnector`

      Returns an `MBeanServerConnection` object representing a remote MBean server. For a given `JMXConnector`, two successful calls to this method will usually return the same `MBeanServerConnection` object, though this is not required.

      For each method in the returned `MBeanServerConnection`, calling the method causes the corresponding method to be called in the remote MBean server. The value returned by the MBean server method is the value returned to the client. If the MBean server method produces an `Exception`, the same `Exception` is seen by the client. If the MBean server method, or the attempt to call it, produces an `Error`, the `Error` is wrapped in a `JMXServerErrorException`, which is seen by the client.

      Calling this method is equivalent to calling `getMBeanServerConnection(null)` meaning that no delegation subject is specified and that all the operations called on the `MBeanServerConnection` must use the authenticated subject, if any.

      Specified by:
        `getMBeanServerConnection` in interface `JMXConnector`
      Returns:
        an object that implements the `MBeanServerConnection` interface by forwarding its methods to the remote MBean server.
      Throws:
        `IOException` - if a valid `MBeanServerConnection` cannot be created, for instance because the connection to the remote MBean server has not yet been established (with the `connect` method), or it has been closed, or it has broken.

    - #### getMBeanServerConnection

          public MBeanServerConnection getMBeanServerConnection(Subject delegationSubject)
                                                         throws IOException

      Description copied from interface: `JMXConnector`

      Returns an `MBeanServerConnection` object representing a remote MBean server on which operations are performed on behalf of the supplied delegation subject. For a given `JMXConnector` and `Subject`, two successful calls to this method will usually return the same `MBeanServerConnection` object, though this is not required.

      For each method in the returned `MBeanServerConnection`, calling the method causes the corresponding method to be called in the remote MBean server on behalf of the given delegation subject instead of the authenticated subject. The value returned by the MBean server method is the value returned to the client. If the MBean server method produces an `Exception`, the same `Exception` is seen by the client. If the MBean server method, or the attempt to call it, produces an `Error`, the `Error` is wrapped in a `JMXServerErrorException`, which is seen by the client.

      Specified by:
        `getMBeanServerConnection` in interface `JMXConnector`
      Parameters:
        `delegationSubject` - the `Subject` on behalf of which requests will be performed. Can be null, in which case requests will be performed on behalf of the authenticated Subject, if any.
      Returns:
        an object that implements the `MBeanServerConnection` interface by forwarding its methods to the remote MBean server on behalf of a given delegation subject.
      Throws:
        `IOException` - if a valid `MBeanServerConnection` cannot be created, for instance because the connection to the remote MBean server has not yet been established (with the `connect` method), or it has been closed, or it has broken.

    - #### addConnectionNotificationListener

          public void addConnectionNotificationListener(NotificationListener listener,
                                                        NotificationFilter filter,
                                                        Object handback)

      Description copied from interface: `JMXConnector`

      Adds a listener to be informed of changes in connection status. The listener will receive notifications of type `JMXConnectionNotification`. An implementation can send other types of notifications too.

      Any number of listeners can be added with this method. The same listener can be added more than once with the same or different values for the filter and handback. There is no special treatment of a duplicate entry. For example, if a listener is registered twice with no filter, then its `handleNotification` method will be called twice for each notification.

      Specified by:
        `addConnectionNotificationListener` in interface `JMXConnector`
      Parameters:
        `listener` - a listener to receive connection status notifications.
        `filter` - a filter to select which notifications are to be delivered to the listener, or null if all notifications are to be delivered.
        `handback` - an object to be given to the listener along with each notification. Can be null.
      See Also:
        `JMXConnector.removeConnectionNotificationListener(javax.management.NotificationListener)`, `NotificationBroadcaster.addNotificationListener(javax.management.NotificationListener, javax.management.NotificationFilter, java.lang.Object)`

    - #### removeConnectionNotificationListener

          public void removeConnectionNotificationListener(NotificationListener listener)
                                                    throws ListenerNotFoundException

      Description copied from interface: `JMXConnector`

      Removes a listener from the list to be informed of changes in status. The listener must previously have been added. If there is more than one matching listener, all are removed.

      Specified by:
        `removeConnectionNotificationListener` in interface `JMXConnector`
      Parameters:
        `listener` - a listener to receive connection status notifications.
      Throws:
        `ListenerNotFoundException` - if the listener is not registered with this `JMXConnector`.
      See Also:
        `JMXConnector.removeConnectionNotificationListener(NotificationListener, NotificationFilter, Object)`, `JMXConnector.addConnectionNotificationListener(javax.management.NotificationListener, javax.management.NotificationFilter, java.lang.Object)`, `NotificationEmitter.removeNotificationListener(javax.management.NotificationListener, javax.management.NotificationFilter, java.lang.Object)`

    - #### removeConnectionNotificationListener

          public void removeConnectionNotificationListener(NotificationListener listener,
                                                           NotificationFilter filter,
                                                           Object handback)
                                                    throws ListenerNotFoundException

      Description copied from interface: `JMXConnector`

      Removes a listener from the list to be informed of changes in status. The listener must previously have been added with the same three parameters. If there is more than one matching listener, only one is removed.

      Specified by:
        `removeConnectionNotificationListener` in interface `JMXConnector`
      Parameters:
        `listener` - a listener to receive connection status notifications.
        `filter` - a filter to select which notifications are to be delivered to the listener. Can be null.
        `handback` - an object to be given to the listener along with each notification. Can be null.
      Throws:
        `ListenerNotFoundException` - if the listener is not registered with this `JMXConnector`, or is not registered with the given filter and handback.
      See Also:
        `JMXConnector.removeConnectionNotificationListener(NotificationListener)`, `JMXConnector.addConnectionNotificationListener(javax.management.NotificationListener, javax.management.NotificationFilter, java.lang.Object)`, `NotificationEmitter.removeNotificationListener(javax.management.NotificationListener, javax.management.NotificationFilter, java.lang.Object)`

    - #### close

          public void close()
                     throws IOException

      Description copied from interface: `JMXConnector`

      Closes the client connection to its server. Any ongoing or new request using the MBeanServerConnection returned by `JMXConnector.getMBeanServerConnection()` will get an `IOException`.

      If `close` has already been called successfully on this object, calling it again has no effect. If `close` has never been called, or if it was called but produced an exception, an attempt will be made to close the connection. This attempt can succeed, in which case `close` will return normally, or it can generate an exception.

      Closing a connection is a potentially slow operation. For example, if the server has crashed, the close operation might have to wait for a network protocol timeout. Callers that do not want to block in a close operation should do it in a separate thread.

      Specified by:
        `close` in interface `Closeable`
      Specified by:
        `close` in interface `AutoCloseable`
      Specified by:
        `close` in interface `JMXConnector`
      Throws:
        `IOException` - if the connection cannot be closed cleanly. If this exception is thrown, it is not known whether the server end of the connection has been cleanly closed.

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