---
title: "connection:shouldMakeNewConnection:"
framework: foundation
role: symbol
role_heading: Instance Method
path: "foundation/nsconnectiondelegate/connection:shouldmakenewconnection:"
---

# connection:shouldMakeNewConnection:

Returns a Boolean value that indicates whether the parent connection should allow a given new connection to be created.

## Declaration

```occ
- (BOOL) connection:(NSConnection *) ancestor shouldMakeNewConnection:(NSConnection *) conn;
```

## Parameters

- `ancestor`: The connection object for which the receiver is the delegate.
- `conn`: The new connection.

## Return Value

Return Value true if ancestor should allow conn to be created and set up, false if ancestor should refuse and immediately release conn.

## Discussion

Discussion Use this method to limit the amount of NSConnection objects created in your application or to change the parameters of child NSConnection objects. Use NSConnectionDidInitializeNotification instead of this delegate method if possible.

## See Also

### Responding to a Connection

- [connection:handleRequest:](foundation/nsconnectiondelegate/connection:handlerequest:.md)
- [createConversationForConnection:](foundation/nsconnectiondelegate/createconversationforconnection:.md)
- [makeNewConnection:sender:](foundation/nsconnectiondelegate/makenewconnection:sender:.md)