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# NEOnDemandRuleEvaluateConnection

A VPN On Demand rule that evaluate the app’s connection to determine whether to run its action.

```
class NEOnDemandRuleEvaluateConnection
```

## Overview

When rules of this class match, the properties of the network connection being established are matched against a set of connection rules. The action of the matched rule (if any) is used to determine whether or not the VPN will be started.

## Topics

### Accessing connection rules

[`connectionRules`](/documentation/NetworkExtension/NEOnDemandRuleEvaluateConnection/connectionRules)

An array of [`NEEvaluateConnectionRule`](/documentation/NetworkExtension/NEEvaluateConnectionRule) objects

[`NEEvaluateConnectionRule`](/documentation/NetworkExtension/NEEvaluateConnectionRule)

`NEEvaluateConnectionRule` associates properties of network connections with an action.


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