## NMActiveConnection NMActiveConnection |

## Synopsis

    #define             NM_ACTIVE_CONNECTION_CONNECTION
    #define             NM_ACTIVE_CONNECTION_ID
    #define             NM_ACTIVE_CONNECTION_UUID
    #define             NM_ACTIVE_CONNECTION_TYPE
    #define             NM_ACTIVE_CONNECTION_SPECIFIC_OBJECT
    #define             NM_ACTIVE_CONNECTION_DEVICES
    #define             NM_ACTIVE_CONNECTION_STATE
    #define             NM_ACTIVE_CONNECTION_DEFAULT
    #define             NM_ACTIVE_CONNECTION_IP4_CONFIG
    #define             NM_ACTIVE_CONNECTION_DHCP4_CONFIG
    #define             NM_ACTIVE_CONNECTION_DEFAULT6
    #define             NM_ACTIVE_CONNECTION_IP6_CONFIG
    #define             NM_ACTIVE_CONNECTION_DHCP6_CONFIG
    #define             NM_ACTIVE_CONNECTION_VPN
    #define             NM_ACTIVE_CONNECTION_MASTER
                        NMActiveConnection;
                        NMActiveConnectionClass;
    GObject *           nm_active_connection_new            (DBusGConnection *connection,
                                                             const char *path);
    const char *        nm_active_connection_get_connection (NMActiveConnection *connection);
    const char *        nm_active_connection_get_id         (NMActiveConnection *connection);
    const char *        nm_active_connection_get_uuid       (NMActiveConnection *connection);
    const char *        nm_active_connection_get_connection_type
                                                            (NMActiveConnection *connection);
    const char *        nm_active_connection_get_specific_object
                                                            (NMActiveConnection *connection);
    const GPtrArray *   nm_active_connection_get_devices    (NMActiveConnection *connection);
    NMActiveConnectionState nm_active_connection_get_state  (NMActiveConnection *connection);
    const char *        nm_active_connection_get_master     (NMActiveConnection *connection);
    gboolean            nm_active_connection_get_default    (NMActiveConnection *connection);
    NMIP4Config *       nm_active_connection_get_ip4_config (NMActiveConnection *connection);
    NMDHCP4Config *     nm_active_connection_get_dhcp4_config
                                                            (NMActiveConnection *connection);
    gboolean            nm_active_connection_get_default6   (NMActiveConnection *connection);
    NMIP6Config *       nm_active_connection_get_ip6_config (NMActiveConnection *connection);
    NMDHCP6Config *     nm_active_connection_get_dhcp6_config
                                                            (NMActiveConnection *connection);
    gboolean            nm_active_connection_get_vpn        (NMActiveConnection *connection);

## Object Hierarchy

      GObject
       +----NMObject
             +----NMActiveConnection
                   +----NMVPNConnection

## Implemented Interfaces

NMActiveConnection implements GInitable and GAsyncInitable.

## Properties

      "connection"               gchar*                : Read
      "default"                  gboolean              : Read
      "default6"                 gboolean              : Read
      "devices"                  NMObjectArray*        : Read
      "dhcp4-config"             NMDHCP4Config*        : Read
      "dhcp6-config"             NMDHCP6Config*        : Read
      "id"                       gchar*                : Read
      "ip4-config"               NMIP4Config*          : Read
      "ip6-config"               NMIP6Config*          : Read
      "master"                   gchar*                : Read
      "specific-object"          gchar*                : Read
      "state"                    guint                 : Read
      "type"                     gchar*                : Read
      "uuid"                     gchar*                : Read
      "vpn"                      gboolean              : Read

## Description

## Details

### NM_ACTIVE_CONNECTION_CONNECTION

    #define NM_ACTIVE_CONNECTION_CONNECTION          "connection"

### NM_ACTIVE_CONNECTION_ID

    #define NM_ACTIVE_CONNECTION_ID                  "id"

### NM_ACTIVE_CONNECTION_UUID

    #define NM_ACTIVE_CONNECTION_UUID                "uuid"

### NM_ACTIVE_CONNECTION_TYPE

    #define NM_ACTIVE_CONNECTION_TYPE                "type"

### NM_ACTIVE_CONNECTION_SPECIFIC_OBJECT

    #define NM_ACTIVE_CONNECTION_SPECIFIC_OBJECT     "specific-object"

### NM_ACTIVE_CONNECTION_DEVICES

    #define NM_ACTIVE_CONNECTION_DEVICES             "devices"

### NM_ACTIVE_CONNECTION_STATE

    #define NM_ACTIVE_CONNECTION_STATE               "state"

### NM_ACTIVE_CONNECTION_DEFAULT

    #define NM_ACTIVE_CONNECTION_DEFAULT             "default"

### NM_ACTIVE_CONNECTION_IP4_CONFIG

    #define NM_ACTIVE_CONNECTION_IP4_CONFIG          "ip4-config"

### NM_ACTIVE_CONNECTION_DHCP4_CONFIG

    #define NM_ACTIVE_CONNECTION_DHCP4_CONFIG        "dhcp4-config"

### NM_ACTIVE_CONNECTION_DEFAULT6

    #define NM_ACTIVE_CONNECTION_DEFAULT6            "default6"

### NM_ACTIVE_CONNECTION_IP6_CONFIG

    #define NM_ACTIVE_CONNECTION_IP6_CONFIG          "ip6-config"

### NM_ACTIVE_CONNECTION_DHCP6_CONFIG

    #define NM_ACTIVE_CONNECTION_DHCP6_CONFIG        "dhcp6-config"

### NM_ACTIVE_CONNECTION_VPN

    #define NM_ACTIVE_CONNECTION_VPN                 "vpn"

### NM_ACTIVE_CONNECTION_MASTER

    #define NM_ACTIVE_CONNECTION_MASTER              "master"

### NMActiveConnection

    typedef struct _NMActiveConnection NMActiveConnection;

### NMActiveConnectionClass

    typedef struct {
    	NMObjectClass parent;

    	/* Padding for future expansion */
    	void (*_reserved1) (void);
    	void (*_reserved2) (void);
    	void (*_reserved3) (void);
    	void (*_reserved4) (void);
    	void (*_reserved5) (void);
    	void (*_reserved6) (void);
    } NMActiveConnectionClass;

### nm_active_connection_new ()

    GObject *           nm_active_connection_new            (DBusGConnection *connection,
                                                             const char *path);

Creates a new NMActiveConnection.

`connection` : | the DBusGConnection
`path` : | the DBus object path of the device
Returns : | a new active connection. [transfer full]

### nm_active_connection_get_connection ()

    const char *        nm_active_connection_get_connection (NMActiveConnection *connection);

Gets the NMConnection's DBus object path. This is often used with `nm_remote_settings_get_connection_by_path()` to retrieve the NMRemoteConnection object that describes the connection.

`connection` : | a NMActiveConnection
Returns : | the object path of the NMConnection which this NMActiveConnection is an active instance of. This is the internal string used by the connection, and must not be modified.

### nm_active_connection_get_id ()

    const char *        nm_active_connection_get_id         (NMActiveConnection *connection);

Gets the NMConnection's ID.

`connection` : | a NMActiveConnection
Returns : | the ID of the NMConnection that backs the NMActiveConnection. This is the internal string used by the connection, and must not be modified.

Since 0.9.10

### nm_active_connection_get_uuid ()

    const char *        nm_active_connection_get_uuid       (NMActiveConnection *connection);

Gets the NMConnection's UUID.

`connection` : | a NMActiveConnection
Returns : | the UUID of the NMConnection that backs the NMActiveConnection. This is the internal string used by the connection, and must not be modified.

### nm_active_connection_get_connection_type ()

    const char *        nm_active_connection_get_connection_type
                                                            (NMActiveConnection *connection);

Gets the NMConnection's type.

`connection` : | a NMActiveConnection
Returns : | the type of the NMConnection that backs the NMActiveConnection. This is the internal string used by the connection, and must not be modified.

Since 0.9.10

### nm_active_connection_get_specific_object ()

    const char *        nm_active_connection_get_specific_object
                                                            (NMActiveConnection *connection);

Gets the "specific object" used at the activation.

`connection` : | a NMActiveConnection
Returns : | the specific object's DBus path. This is the internal string used by the connection, and must not be modified.

### nm_active_connection_get_devices ()

    const GPtrArray *   nm_active_connection_get_devices    (NMActiveConnection *connection);

Gets the NMDevices used for the active connections.

`connection` : | a NMActiveConnection
Returns : | the GPtrArray containing NMDevices. This is the internal copy used by the connection, and must not be modified. [element-type NMDevice]

### nm_active_connection_get_state ()

    NMActiveConnectionState nm_active_connection_get_state  (NMActiveConnection *connection);

Gets the active connection's state.

`connection` : | a NMActiveConnection
Returns : | the state

### nm_active_connection_get_master ()

    const char *        nm_active_connection_get_master     (NMActiveConnection *connection);

Gets the path to the master NMDevice of the connection.

`connection` : | a NMActiveConnection
Returns : | the path of the master NMDevice of the NMActiveConnection. This is the internal string used by the connection, and must not be modified.

### nm_active_connection_get_default ()

    gboolean            nm_active_connection_get_default    (NMActiveConnection *connection);

Whether the active connection is the default IPv4 one (that is, is used for the default IPv4 route and DNS information).

`connection` : | a NMActiveConnection
Returns : | `TRUE` if the active connection is the default IPv4 connection

### nm_active_connection_get_ip4_config ()

    NMIP4Config *       nm_active_connection_get_ip4_config (NMActiveConnection *connection);

Gets the current NMIP4Config associated with the NMActiveConnection.

`connection` : | an NMActiveConnection
Returns : | the NMIP4Config, or `NULL` if the connection is not in the `NM_ACTIVE_CONNECTION_STATE_ACTIVATED` state. [transfer none]

Since 0.9.10

### nm_active_connection_get_dhcp4_config ()

    NMDHCP4Config *     nm_active_connection_get_dhcp4_config
                                                            (NMActiveConnection *connection);

Gets the current NMDHCP4Config (if any) associated with the NMActiveConnection.

`connection` : | an NMActiveConnection
Returns : | the NMDHCP4Config, or `NULL` if the connection does not use DHCP, or is not in the `NM_ACTIVE_CONNECTION_STATE_ACTIVATED` state. [transfer none]

Since 0.9.10

### nm_active_connection_get_default6 ()

    gboolean            nm_active_connection_get_default6   (NMActiveConnection *connection);

Whether the active connection is the default IPv6 one (that is, is used for the default IPv6 route and DNS information).

`connection` : | a NMActiveConnection
Returns : | `TRUE` if the active connection is the default IPv6 connection

### nm_active_connection_get_ip6_config ()

    NMIP6Config *       nm_active_connection_get_ip6_config (NMActiveConnection *connection);

Gets the current NMIP6Config associated with the NMActiveConnection.

`connection` : | an NMActiveConnection
Returns : | the NMIP6Config, or `NULL` if the connection is not in the `NM_ACTIVE_CONNECTION_STATE_ACTIVATED` state. [transfer none]

Since 0.9.10

### nm_active_connection_get_dhcp6_config ()

    NMDHCP6Config *     nm_active_connection_get_dhcp6_config
                                                            (NMActiveConnection *connection);

Gets the current NMDHCP6Config (if any) associated with the NMActiveConnection.

`connection` : | an NMActiveConnection
Returns : | the NMDHCP6Config, or `NULL` if the connection does not use DHCPv6, or is not in the `NM_ACTIVE_CONNECTION_STATE_ACTIVATED` state. [transfer none]

Since 0.9.10

### nm_active_connection_get_vpn ()

    gboolean            nm_active_connection_get_vpn        (NMActiveConnection *connection);

Whether the active connection is a VPN connection.

`connection` : | a NMActiveConnection
Returns : | `TRUE` if the active connection is a VPN connection

Since 0.9.10

## Property Details

### The `"connection"` property

      "connection"               gchar*                : Read

The connection's path of the active connection.

Default value: NULL

### The `"default"` property

      "default"                  gboolean              : Read

Whether the active connection is the default IPv4 one.

Default value: FALSE

### The `"default6"` property

      "default6"                 gboolean              : Read

Whether the active connection is the default IPv6 one.

Default value: FALSE

### The `"devices"` property

      "devices"                  NMObjectArray*        : Read

### The `"dhcp4-config"` property

      "dhcp4-config"             NMDHCP4Config*        : Read

The NMDHCP4Config of the connection.

Since 0.9.10

### The `"dhcp6-config"` property

      "dhcp6-config"             NMDHCP6Config*        : Read

The NMDHCP6Config of the connection.

Since 0.9.10

### The `"id"` property

      "id"                       gchar*                : Read

The active connection's ID

Default value: NULL

Since 0.9.10

### The `"ip4-config"` property

      "ip4-config"               NMIP4Config*          : Read

The NMIP4Config of the connection.

Since 0.9.10

### The `"ip6-config"` property

      "ip6-config"               NMIP6Config*          : Read

The NMIP6Config of the connection.

Since 0.9.10

### The `"master"` property

      "master"                   gchar*                : Read

The path of the master device if one exists.

Default value: NULL

### The `"specific-object"` property

      "specific-object"          gchar*                : Read

The specific object's path of the active connection.

Default value: NULL

### The `"state"` property

      "state"                    guint                 : Read

The state of the active connection.

Allowed values: <= 3

Default value: 0

### The `"type"` property

      "type"                     gchar*                : Read

The active connection's type

Default value: NULL

Since 0.9.10

### The `"uuid"` property

      "uuid"                     gchar*                : Read

The active connection's UUID

Default value: NULL

### The `"vpn"` property

      "vpn"                      gboolean              : Read

Whether the active connection is a VPN connection.

Default value: FALSE

Since 0.9.10