org.netbeans.api.debugger.jpda

Interface Variable

All Known Subinterfaces:

ClassVariable, Field, JPDAWatch, LocalVariable, MutableVariable, ObjectVariable, ReturnVariable, Super, This

public interface Variable

Represents some variable in debugged JVM.

 Since JDI interfaces evolve from one version to another, it's strongly recommended
 not to implement this interface in client code. New methods can be added to
 this interface at any time to keep up with the JDI functionality.

See Also:

LocalVariable, Field, This, Super, JPDAThread.getContendedMonitor(), JPDAThread.getOwnedMonitors()

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
Object	createMirrorObject() Create an object in this JVM, which mirrors the value of this variable in the target JVM.
String	getType() Type of this instance.
String	getValue() Text representation of current value of "this" variable.

Method Detail

getType

String getType()

Type of this instance.

Returns:

type of this instance

getValue

String getValue()

Text representation of current value of "this" variable.

Returns:

text representation of current value of "this" variable

createMirrorObject

Object createMirrorObject()

Create an object in this JVM, which mirrors the value of this variable in the target JVM.

Returns:

The mirror object, or null when a mirror object can not be created.

Since:

2.44