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com.sun.jdi.event

public Interface Event

extends Mirror
Known Direct Subinterfaces
com.sun.jdi.event.LocatableEvent, com.sun.jdi.event.ThreadDeathEvent, com.sun.jdi.event.ThreadStartEvent, com.sun.jdi.event.VMDeathEvent, com.sun.jdi.event.VMDisconnectEvent, com.sun.jdi.event.VMStartEvent, com.sun.jdi.event.ClassPrepareEvent, com.sun.jdi.event.ClassUnloadEvent
Known Direct Implementers
com.sun.tools.jdi.EventSetImpl.EventImpl
Imports
com.sun.jdi.Mirror, .VirtualMachine, com.sun.jdi.request.EventRequest
An occurrence in a target VM that is of interest to a debugger. Event is the common superinterface for all events (examples include BreakpointEvent, ExceptionEvent, ClassPrepareEvent). When an event occurs, an instance of Event as a component of an EventSet is enqueued in the VirtualMachine's EventQueue.
Author
Robert Field
Since
1.3
See Also
EventSet, EventQueue

Method Summary

Modifier and TypeMethod and Description
public EventRequest
request()

Returns: The EventRequest that requested this event.

Inherited from com.sun.jdi.Mirror:
toStringvirtualMachine

Method Detail

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public EventRequest request()
Returns:EventRequest

The EventRequest that requested this event. Some events (eg. VMDeathEvent) may not have a corresponding request and thus will return null.