IConnection (Jadex Active Component Platform 4.0.180 API)

All Known Subinterfaces:

IInputConnection, IOutputConnection

All Known Implementing Classes:

AbstractConnection, InputConnection, OutputConnection, ServiceInputConnection, ServiceInputConnectionProxy, ServiceOutputConnection, ServiceOutputConnectionProxy
```
public interface IConnection
```
Base interface for all Jadex connections (streams).

Method Summary

All Methods Instance Methods Abstract Methods
Modifier and Type	Method	Description
`void`	`close()`	Close the connection.
`int`	`getConnectionId()`	Get the connection id.
`IComponentIdentifier`	`getInitiator()`	Get the initiator.
`java.util.Map<java.lang.String,java.lang.Object>`	`getNonFunctionalProperties()`	Get the non-functional properties of the connection.
`IComponentIdentifier`	`getParticipant()`	Get the participant.

- Method Detail
  - getConnectionId
```
int getConnectionId()
```
    Get the connection id.
    
    Returns:
    
    The connection id.
  - getInitiator
```
IComponentIdentifier getInitiator()
```
    Get the initiator.
    
    Returns:
    
    The initiator.
  - getParticipant
```
IComponentIdentifier getParticipant()
```
    Get the participant.
    
    Returns:
    
    The participant.
  - close
```
void close()
```
    Close the connection.
  - getNonFunctionalProperties
```
java.util.Map<java.lang.String,java.lang.Object> getNonFunctionalProperties()
```
    Get the non-functional properties of the connection.