# PlayerConnection

> Used for handling the network connection from the Player to the Editor.

## Definition

* **Type:** Class
* **Namespace:** [UnityEngine.Networking.PlayerConnection](/engine/6000.3/script-reference/unityengine/networking/playerconnection.md)
* **Assembly:** UnityEngine.CoreModule
* **Inherits from:** [ScriptableObject](/engine/6000.3/script-reference/unityengine/scriptableobject.md)

```csharp
public class PlayerConnection : ScriptableObject
```

## Remarks

Sets up events for connecting to and sending data to the Editor.

This can only be used in a class that inherits from MonoBehaviour, Object or ScriptableObject.

## Properties

| Property                                                                                                               | Description                                              |
| ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | -------------------------------------------------------- |
| [isConnected](/engine/6000.3/script-reference/unityengine/networking/playerconnection/playerconnection/isconnected.md) | Returns true when the Editor is connected to the Player. |

## Static Properties

| Property                                                                                                         | Description                                         |
| ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | --------------------------------------------------- |
| [instance](/engine/6000.3/script-reference/unityengine/networking/playerconnection/playerconnection/instance.md) | Returns a singleton instance of a PlayerConnection. |

## Methods

| Method                                                                                                                                         | Description                                                                                                                                                                                                |
| ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| [BlockUntilRecvMsg](/engine/6000.3/script-reference/unityengine/networking/playerconnection/playerconnection/blockuntilrecvmsg.md)             | Blocks the calling thread until either a message with the specified `messageId` is received or the specified time-out elapses.                                                                             |
| [DisconnectAll](/engine/6000.3/script-reference/unityengine/networking/playerconnection/playerconnection/disconnectall.md)                     | This disconnects all of the active connections.                                                                                                                                                            |
| [Register](/engine/6000.3/script-reference/unityengine/networking/playerconnection/playerconnection/register.md)                               | Registers a listener for a specific message ID, with an Action to be executed whenever that message is received by the Editor. This ID must be the same as for messages sent from EditorConnection.Send(). |
| [RegisterConnection](/engine/6000.3/script-reference/unityengine/networking/playerconnection/playerconnection/registerconnection.md)           | Registers a callback that is invoked when the Editor connects to the Player.                                                                                                                               |
| [RegisterDisconnection](/engine/6000.3/script-reference/unityengine/networking/playerconnection/playerconnection/registerdisconnection.md)     | Registers a callback to be called when Editor disconnects.                                                                                                                                                 |
| [Send](/engine/6000.3/script-reference/unityengine/networking/playerconnection/playerconnection/send.md)                                       | Sends data to the Editor.                                                                                                                                                                                  |
| [TrySend](/engine/6000.3/script-reference/unityengine/networking/playerconnection/playerconnection/trysend.md)                                 | Attempt to sends data to the Editor.                                                                                                                                                                       |
| [Unregister](/engine/6000.3/script-reference/unityengine/networking/playerconnection/playerconnection/unregister.md)                           | Deregisters a message listener.                                                                                                                                                                            |
| [UnregisterConnection](/engine/6000.3/script-reference/unityengine/networking/playerconnection/playerconnection/unregisterconnection.md)       | Unregisters the connection callback.                                                                                                                                                                       |
| [UnregisterDisconnection](/engine/6000.3/script-reference/unityengine/networking/playerconnection/playerconnection/unregisterdisconnection.md) | Unregisters the disconnection callback.                                                                                                                                                                    |

## Inheritance

**Inherited Members:**

* [ScriptableObject.CreateInstance(string)](/engine/6000.3/script-reference/unityengine/scriptableobject/createinstance.md#createinstance\(string\))
* [ScriptableObject.CreateInstance(Type)](/engine/6000.3/script-reference/unityengine/scriptableobject/createinstance.md#createinstance\(type\))
* [ScriptableObject.CreateInstance\<T>()](/engine/6000.3/script-reference/unityengine/scriptableobject/createinstance.md)
* [Object.GetInstanceID()](/engine/6000.3/script-reference/unityengine/object/getinstanceid.md)
* [Object.GetHashCode()](/engine/6000.3/script-reference/unityengine/object/gethashcode.md)
* [Object.InstantiateAsync\<T>(T)](/engine/6000.3/script-reference/unityengine/object/instantiateasync.md)
* [Object.InstantiateAsync\<T>(T, Transform)](/engine/6000.3/script-reference/unityengine/object/instantiateasync.md)
* [Object.InstantiateAsync\<T>(T, Vector3, Quaternion)](/engine/6000.3/script-reference/unityengine/object/instantiateasync.md)
* [Object.InstantiateAsync\<T>(T, Transform, Vector3, Quaternion)](/engine/6000.3/script-reference/unityengine/object/instantiateasync.md)
* [Object.InstantiateAsync\<T>(T, int)](/engine/6000.3/script-reference/unityengine/object/instantiateasync.md)
* [Object.InstantiateAsync\<T>(T, int, Transform)](/engine/6000.3/script-reference/unityengine/object/instantiateasync.md)
* [Object.InstantiateAsync\<T>(T, int, Vector3, Quaternion)](/engine/6000.3/script-reference/unityengine/object/instantiateasync.md)
* [Object.InstantiateAsync\<T>(T, int, ReadOnlySpan\<Vector3>, ReadOnlySpan\<Quaternion>)](/engine/6000.3/script-reference/unityengine/object/instantiateasync.md)
* [Object.InstantiateAsync\<T>(T, int, Transform, Vector3, Quaternion)](/engine/6000.3/script-reference/unityengine/object/instantiateasync.md)
* [Object.InstantiateAsync\<T>(T, int, Transform, Vector3, Quaternion, CancellationToken)](/engine/6000.3/script-reference/unityengine/object/instantiateasync.md)
* [Object.InstantiateAsync\<T>(T, int, Transform, ReadOnlySpan\<Vector3>, ReadOnlySpan\<Quaternion>)](/engine/6000.3/script-reference/unityengine/object/instantiateasync.md)
* [Object.InstantiateAsync\<T>(T, int, Transform, ReadOnlySpan\<Vector3>, ReadOnlySpan\<Quaternion>, CancellationToken)](/engine/6000.3/script-reference/unityengine/object/instantiateasync.md)
* [Object.InstantiateAsync\<T>(T, InstantiateParameters, CancellationToken)](/engine/6000.3/script-reference/unityengine/object/instantiateasync.md)
* [Object.InstantiateAsync\<T>(T, int, InstantiateParameters, CancellationToken)](/engine/6000.3/script-reference/unityengine/object/instantiateasync.md)
* [Object.InstantiateAsync\<T>(T, Vector3, Quaternion, InstantiateParameters, CancellationToken)](/engine/6000.3/script-reference/unityengine/object/instantiateasync.md)
* [Object.InstantiateAsync\<T>(T, int, Vector3, Quaternion, InstantiateParameters, CancellationToken)](/engine/6000.3/script-reference/unityengine/object/instantiateasync.md)
* [Object.InstantiateAsync\<T>(T, int, ReadOnlySpan\<Vector3>, ReadOnlySpan\<Quaternion>, InstantiateParameters, CancellationToken)](/engine/6000.3/script-reference/unityengine/object/instantiateasync.md)
* [Object.Instantiate(Object, Vector3, Quaternion)](/engine/6000.3/script-reference/unityengine/object/instantiate.md#instantiate\(object-vector3-quaternion\))
* [Object.Instantiate(Object, Vector3, Quaternion, Transform)](/engine/6000.3/script-reference/unityengine/object/instantiate.md#instantiate\(object-vector3-quaternion-transform\))
* [Object.Instantiate(Object)](/engine/6000.3/script-reference/unityengine/object/instantiate.md#instantiate\(object\))
* [Object.Instantiate(Object, Scene)](/engine/6000.3/script-reference/unityengine/object/instantiate.md#instantiate\(object-scene\))
* [Object.Instantiate\<T>(T, InstantiateParameters)](/engine/6000.3/script-reference/unityengine/object/instantiate.md)
* [Object.Instantiate\<T>(T, Vector3, Quaternion, InstantiateParameters)](/engine/6000.3/script-reference/unityengine/object/instantiate.md)
* [Object.Instantiate(Object, Transform)](/engine/6000.3/script-reference/unityengine/object/instantiate.md#instantiate\(object-transform\))
* [Object.Instantiate(Object, Transform, bool)](/engine/6000.3/script-reference/unityengine/object/instantiate.md#instantiate\(object-transform-bool\))
* [Object.Instantiate\<T>(T)](/engine/6000.3/script-reference/unityengine/object/instantiate.md)
* [Object.Instantiate\<T>(T, Vector3, Quaternion)](/engine/6000.3/script-reference/unityengine/object/instantiate.md)
* [Object.Instantiate\<T>(T, Vector3, Quaternion, Transform)](/engine/6000.3/script-reference/unityengine/object/instantiate.md)
* [Object.Instantiate\<T>(T, Transform)](/engine/6000.3/script-reference/unityengine/object/instantiate.md)
* [Object.Instantiate\<T>(T, Transform, bool)](/engine/6000.3/script-reference/unityengine/object/instantiate.md)
* [Object.Destroy(Object, float)](/engine/6000.3/script-reference/unityengine/object/destroy.md)
* [Object.DestroyImmediate(Object, bool)](/engine/6000.3/script-reference/unityengine/object/destroyimmediate.md)
* [Object.FindObjectsByType(Type, FindObjectsSortMode)](/engine/6000.3/script-reference/unityengine/object/findobjectsbytype.md#findobjectsbytype\(type-findobjectssortmode\))
* [Object.FindObjectsByType(Type, FindObjectsInactive, FindObjectsSortMode)](/engine/6000.3/script-reference/unityengine/object/findobjectsbytype.md#findobjectsbytype\(type-findobjectsinactive-findobjectssortmode\))
* [Object.DontDestroyOnLoad(Object)](/engine/6000.3/script-reference/unityengine/object/dontdestroyonload.md)
* [Object.FindObjectsByType\<T>(FindObjectsSortMode)](/engine/6000.3/script-reference/unityengine/object/findobjectsbytype.md#findobjectsbytypet\(findobjectssortmode\))
* [Object.FindObjectsByType\<T>(FindObjectsInactive, FindObjectsSortMode)](/engine/6000.3/script-reference/unityengine/object/findobjectsbytype.md#findobjectsbytypet\(findobjectsinactive-findobjectssortmode\))
* [Object.FindFirstObjectByType\<T>()](/engine/6000.3/script-reference/unityengine/object/findfirstobjectbytype.md#findfirstobjectbytypet\(\))
* [Object.FindAnyObjectByType\<T>()](/engine/6000.3/script-reference/unityengine/object/findanyobjectbytype.md#findanyobjectbytypet\(\))
* [Object.FindFirstObjectByType\<T>(FindObjectsInactive)](/engine/6000.3/script-reference/unityengine/object/findfirstobjectbytype.md#findfirstobjectbytypet\(findobjectsinactive\))
* [Object.FindAnyObjectByType\<T>(FindObjectsInactive)](/engine/6000.3/script-reference/unityengine/object/findanyobjectbytype.md#findanyobjectbytypet\(findobjectsinactive\))
* [Object.FindFirstObjectByType(Type)](/engine/6000.3/script-reference/unityengine/object/findfirstobjectbytype.md#findfirstobjectbytype\(type\))
* [Object.FindAnyObjectByType(Type)](/engine/6000.3/script-reference/unityengine/object/findanyobjectbytype.md#findanyobjectbytype\(type\))
* [Object.FindFirstObjectByType(Type, FindObjectsInactive)](/engine/6000.3/script-reference/unityengine/object/findfirstobjectbytype.md#findfirstobjectbytype\(type-findobjectsinactive\))
* [Object.FindAnyObjectByType(Type, FindObjectsInactive)](/engine/6000.3/script-reference/unityengine/object/findanyobjectbytype.md#findanyobjectbytype\(type-findobjectsinactive\))
* [Object.ToString()](/engine/6000.3/script-reference/unityengine/object/tostring.md)
* [Object.name](/engine/6000.3/script-reference/unityengine/object/name.md)
* [Object.hideFlags](/engine/6000.3/script-reference/unityengine/object/hideflags.md)

### Operators

| Operator                                                                           | Description                                                             |
| ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ----------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| [operator ==](/engine/6000.3/script-reference/unityengine/object/op-equality.md)   | Compares two object references to see if they refer to the same object. |
| [bool](/engine/6000.3/script-reference/unityengine/object/op-implicit.md)          | Determines whether the object exists.                                   |
| [operator !=](/engine/6000.3/script-reference/unityengine/object/op-inequality.md) | Compares if two objects refer to a different object.                    |