# Interface JMXConnectorProvider

public interface JMXConnectorProvider

A provider for creating JMX API connector clients using a given protocol. Instances of this interface are created by `JMXConnectorFactory` as part of its `newJMXConnector` method.

Since:
  1.5

## Method Summary

Modifier and Type
Method
Description
`JMXConnector`
`newJMXConnector(JMXServiceURL serviceURL, Map<String,?> environment)`
Creates a new connector client that is ready to connect to the connector server at the given address.

## Method Details

### newJMXConnector

JMXConnector newJMXConnector(JMXServiceURL serviceURL, Map<String,?> environment) throws IOException

Creates a new connector client that is ready to connect to the connector server at the given address. Each successful call to this method produces a different `JMXConnector` object.

Parameters:
  `serviceURL` - the address of the connector server to connect to.
  `environment` - a read-only Map containing named attributes to determine how the connection is made. Keys in this map must be Strings. The appropriate type of each associated value depends on the attribute.
Returns:
  a `JMXConnector` representing the new connector client. Each successful call to this method produces a different object.
Throws:
  `NullPointerException` - if `serviceURL` or `environment` is null.
  `IOException` - It is recommended for a provider implementation to throw `MalformedURLException` if the protocol in the `serviceURL` is not recognized by this provider, `JMXProviderException` if this is a provider for the protocol in `serviceURL` but it cannot be used for some reason or any other `IOException` if the connection cannot be made because of a communication problem.