# Uses of Class
com.sun.tools.attach.VirtualMachineDescriptor

Packages that use VirtualMachineDescriptor
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 VirtualMachineDescriptor in com.sun.tools.attach

Methods in com.sun.tools.attach that return types with arguments of type VirtualMachineDescriptor
Modifier and Type | Method | Description
--- | --- | ---
`static List<VirtualMachineDescriptor>` | VirtualMachine.`list()` | Return a list of Java virtual machines.

Methods in com.sun.tools.attach with parameters of type VirtualMachineDescriptor
Modifier and Type | Method | Description
--- | --- | ---
`static VirtualMachine` | VirtualMachine.`attach​(VirtualMachineDescriptor vmd)` | Attaches to a Java virtual machine.

## Uses of VirtualMachineDescriptor in com.sun.tools.attach.spi

Methods in com.sun.tools.attach.spi that return types with arguments of type VirtualMachineDescriptor
Modifier and Type | Method | Description
--- | --- | ---
`abstract List<VirtualMachineDescriptor>` | AttachProvider.`listVirtualMachines()` | Lists the Java virtual machines known to this provider.

Methods in com.sun.tools.attach.spi with parameters of type VirtualMachineDescriptor
Modifier and Type | Method | Description
--- | --- | ---
`VirtualMachine` | AttachProvider.`attachVirtualMachine​(VirtualMachineDescriptor vmd)` | Attaches to a Java virtual machine.