---
title: VZVirtioConsoleDeviceDelegate
framework: virtualization
role: symbol
role_heading: Protocol
path: virtualization/vzvirtioconsoledevicedelegate
---

# VZVirtioConsoleDeviceDelegate

Optional methods that you use to respond when a console port opens or closes in the virtual machine.

## Declaration

```swift
protocol VZVirtioConsoleDeviceDelegate : NSObjectProtocol
```

## Topics

### Responding to console device changes

- [consoleDevice(_:didOpen:)](virtualization/vzvirtioconsoledevicedelegate/consoledevice(_:didopen:).md)
- [consoleDevice(_:didClose:)](virtualization/vzvirtioconsoledevicedelegate/consoledevice(_:didclose:).md)

## Relationships

### Inherits From

- [NSObjectProtocol](objectivec/nsobjectprotocol.md)

## See Also

### Related Documentation

- [VZVirtioConsoleDevice](virtualization/vzvirtioconsoledevice.md)
- [VZVirtioConsolePort](virtualization/vzvirtioconsoleport.md)

### Configuring the console

- [ports](virtualization/vzvirtioconsoledevice/ports.md)
- [delegate](virtualization/vzvirtioconsoledevice/delegate.md)