# Class ShutdownNotification

java.lang.Object
com.sun.nio.sctp.ShutdownNotification

All Implemented Interfaces:
  `Notification`

public abstract class ShutdownNotification extends Object implements Notification
Notification emitted when a peer shuts down an association.

When a peer sends a SHUTDOWN, the SCTP stack delivers this notification to inform the application that it should cease sending data.

Since:
  1.7

- ## Constructor Summary

  Constructors
  Modifier
  Constructor
  Description
  `protected`
  `ShutdownNotification()`
  Initializes a new instance of this class.

- ## Method Summary

  Modifier and Type
  Method
  Description
  `abstract Association`
  `association()`
  Returns the association that this notification is applicable to.

  ### Methods declared in class java.lang.Object

  `clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait`

- ## Constructor Details

  - ### ShutdownNotification

    protected ShutdownNotification()
    Initializes a new instance of this class.

- ## Method Details

  - ### association

    public abstract Association association()
    Returns the association that this notification is applicable to.
    Specified by:
      `association` in interface `Notification`
    Returns:
      The association that received the shutdown