## Uses of Class
com.sun.tools.attach.spi.AttachProvider

- Packages that use AttachProvider
  Package | Description
  --- | ---
  com.sun.tools.attach | Provides the API to attach to a Java™ virtual machine.
  com.sun.tools.attach.spi | Only developers who are defining new attach providers should need to make direct use of this package.

- - ### Uses of AttachProvider in com.sun.tools.attach

    Methods in com.sun.tools.attach that return AttachProvider
    Modifier and Type | Method | Description
    --- | --- | ---
    `AttachProvider` | VirtualMachine.`provider()` | Returns the provider that created this virtual machine.
    `AttachProvider` | VirtualMachineDescriptor.`provider()` | Return the `AttachProvider` that this descriptor references.

    Constructors in com.sun.tools.attach with parameters of type AttachProvider
    Constructor | Description
    --- | ---
    `VirtualMachine​(AttachProvider provider, String id)` | Initializes a new instance of this class.
    `VirtualMachineDescriptor​(AttachProvider provider, String id)` | Creates a virtual machine descriptor from the given components.
    `VirtualMachineDescriptor​(AttachProvider provider, String id, String displayName)` | Creates a virtual machine descriptor from the given components.

  - ### Uses of AttachProvider in com.sun.tools.attach.spi

    Methods in com.sun.tools.attach.spi that return types with arguments of type AttachProvider
    Modifier and Type | Method | Description
    --- | --- | ---
    `static List<AttachProvider>` | AttachProvider.`providers()` | Returns a list of the installed attach providers.