PlcConnectionManager (PLC4J: API 0.12.0 API)

All Known Implementing Classes:

DefaultPlcDriverManager
```
public interface PlcConnectionManager
```

Method Summary

All Methods Instance Methods Abstract Methods
Modifier and Type	Method	Description
`PlcConnection`	`getConnection(String url)`	Connects to a PLC using the given plc connection string.
`PlcConnection`	`getConnection(String url, PlcAuthentication authentication)`	Connects to a PLC using the given plc connection string using given authentication credentials.

- Method Detail
  - getConnection
```
PlcConnection getConnection(String url)
                     throws PlcConnectionException
```
    Connects to a PLC using the given plc connection string.
    
    Parameters:
    
    url - plc connection string.
    
    Returns:
    
    PlcConnection object.
    
    Throws:
    
    PlcConnectionException - an exception if the connection attempt failed.
  - getConnection
```
PlcConnection getConnection(String url,
                            PlcAuthentication authentication)
                     throws PlcConnectionException
```
    Connects to a PLC using the given plc connection string using given authentication credentials.
    
    Parameters:
    
    url - plc connection string.
    
    authentication - authentication credentials.
    
    Returns:
    
    PlcConnection object.
    
    Throws:
    
    PlcConnectionException - an exception if the connection attempt failed.