---
title: connection
framework: foundation
role: symbol
role_heading: Instance Property
path: foundation/nsdistantobjectrequest/connection
---

# connection

Returns the NSConnection object involved in the request.

## Declaration

```occ
@property (retain, readonly) NSConnection * connection;
```

## Return Value

Return Value The NSConnection object involved in the request.

## See Also

### Related Documentation

- [Distributed Objects Programming Topics](apple-archive/documentation/Cocoa/Conceptual/DistrObjects.md)

### Getting Information About a Request

- [conversation](foundation/nsdistantobjectrequest/conversation.md)
- [invocation](foundation/nsdistantobjectrequest/invocation.md)