org.eclipse.jdt.debug.core
Interface IJavaVariable

All Superinterfaces:

IAdaptable, IDebugElement, IJavaModifiers, IValueModification, IVariable

All Known Subinterfaces:

IJavaFieldVariable

public interface IJavaVariable

extends IVariable, IJavaModifiers

A local variable, field slot, or receiver (this) in a Java virtual machine.

Clients are not intended to implement this interface.

See Also:

IVariable

Method Summary

IJavaType	getJavaType() Returns the declared type of this variable.
String	getSignature() Returns the JNI-style signature for the declared type of this variable, or null if the type associated with the signature is not yet loaded in the target VM.

Methods inherited from interface org.eclipse.debug.core.model.IVariable

getName, getReferenceTypeName, getValue, hasValueChanged

Methods inherited from interface org.eclipse.debug.core.model.IDebugElement

getDebugTarget, getLaunch, getModelIdentifier

Methods inherited from interface org.eclipse.core.runtime.IAdaptable

getAdapter

Methods inherited from interface org.eclipse.debug.core.model.IValueModification

setValue, setValue, supportsValueModification, verifyValue, verifyValue

Methods inherited from interface org.eclipse.jdt.debug.core.IJavaModifiers

isFinal, isPackagePrivate, isPrivate, isProtected, isPublic, isStatic, isSynthetic

Method Detail

getSignature

public String getSignature()
                    throws DebugException

Returns the JNI-style signature for the declared type of this variable, or null if the type associated with the signature is not yet loaded in the target VM.

Returns:

signature, or null if not accessible

Throws:

DebugException - if this method fails. Reasons include:

• Failure communicating with the VM. The DebugException's status code contains the underlying exception responsible for the failure.
• The type associated with the signature is not yet loaded

getJavaType

public IJavaType getJavaType()
                      throws DebugException

Returns the declared type of this variable.

Returns:

the declared type of this variable

Throws:

DebugException - if this method fails. Reasons include:

• Failure communicating with the VM. The DebugException's status code contains the underlying exception responsible for the failure.
• The type associated with the signature is not yet loaded

Since:

2.0