Eclipse JDT
Release 3.7

org.eclipse.jdt.debug.core
Interface IJavaWatchpoint

All Superinterfaces:
IAdaptable, IBreakpoint, IJavaBreakpoint, IJavaLineBreakpoint, ILineBreakpoint, IWatchpoint

public interface IJavaWatchpoint
extends IJavaLineBreakpoint, IWatchpoint

A breakpoint on a field. If a watchpoint is an access watchpoint, it will suspend execution when its field is accessed. If a watchpoint is a modification watchpoint, it will suspend execution when its field is modified.

Since 3.1, IJavaWatchpoint also implements IWatchpoint.

Since:
2.0
Restriction:
This interface is not intended to be implemented by clients.
Restriction:
This interface is not intended to be extended by clients.

Field Summary
 
Fields inherited from interface org.eclipse.jdt.debug.core.IJavaBreakpoint
SUSPEND_THREAD, SUSPEND_VM
 
Fields inherited from interface org.eclipse.debug.core.model.IBreakpoint
BREAKPOINT_MARKER, ENABLED, ID, LINE_BREAKPOINT_MARKER, PERSISTED, REGISTERED
 
Method Summary
 String getFieldName()
          Returns the name of the field associated with this watchpoint
 boolean isAccessSuspend(IDebugTarget target)
          Returns whether this breakpoint last suspended in this target due to an access (true) or modification (false).
 
Methods inherited from interface org.eclipse.jdt.debug.core.IJavaLineBreakpoint
getCondition, isConditionEnabled, isConditionSuspendOnTrue, setCondition, setConditionEnabled, setConditionSuspendOnTrue, supportsCondition
 
Methods inherited from interface org.eclipse.jdt.debug.core.IJavaBreakpoint
addBreakpointListener, addInstanceFilter, getBreakpointListeners, getHitCount, getInstanceFilters, getSuspendPolicy, getThreadFilter, getThreadFilters, getTypeName, isInstalled, removeBreakpointListener, removeInstanceFilter, removeThreadFilter, setHitCount, setSuspendPolicy, setThreadFilter, supportsInstanceFilters, supportsThreadFilters
 
Methods inherited from interface org.eclipse.debug.core.model.ILineBreakpoint
getCharEnd, getCharStart, getLineNumber
 
Methods inherited from interface org.eclipse.debug.core.model.IBreakpoint
delete, getMarker, getModelIdentifier, isEnabled, isPersisted, isRegistered, setEnabled, setMarker, setPersisted, setRegistered
 
Methods inherited from interface org.eclipse.core.runtime.IAdaptable
getAdapter
 
Methods inherited from interface org.eclipse.debug.core.model.IWatchpoint
isAccess, isModification, setAccess, setModification, supportsAccess, supportsModification
 

Method Detail

getFieldName

String getFieldName()
                    throws CoreException
Returns the name of the field associated with this watchpoint

Returns:
field the name of the field on which this watchpoint is installed
Throws:
CoreException - if unable to access the property on this breakpoint's underlying marker

isAccessSuspend

boolean isAccessSuspend(IDebugTarget target)
Returns whether this breakpoint last suspended in this target due to an access (true) or modification (false).

Returns:
true if this watchpoint last suspended the given target due to a field access; false if this watchpoint last suspended the given target due to a modification access or if this watchpoint hasn't suspended the given target.

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