[#CConnman-AddConnection]
= xref:CConnman.adoc[CConnman]::AddConnection
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Attempts to open a connection. Currently only used from tests.

== Synopsis

Declared in `<net.h>`

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bool
AddConnection(
    std::string const& address,
    xref:ConnectionType.adoc[ConnectionType] conn_type,
    bool use_v2transport);
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== Return Value

bool Returns false if there are no available slots for this connection: ‐ conn_type not a supported ConnectionType ‐ Max total outbound connection capacity filled ‐ Max connection capacity for type is filled

== Parameters

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| Name| Description
| *address* [in]
| Address of node to try connecting to
| *conn_type* [in]
| ConnectionType::OUTBOUND, ConnectionType::BLOCK_RELAY, ConnectionType::ADDR_FETCH or ConnectionType::FEELER
| *use_v2transport* [in]
| Set to true if node attempts to connect using BIP 324 v2 transport protocol.
|===


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