com.sun.jdi
Interface StringReference

All Superinterfaces:

Mirror, ObjectReference, Value

public interface StringReference

extends ObjectReference

A string object from the target VM. A StringReference is an ObjectReference with additional access to string-specific information from the target VM.

Since:

1.3

Fields inherited from interface com.sun.jdi.ObjectReference

INVOKE_NONVIRTUAL, INVOKE_SINGLE_THREADED

Method Summary

String

value() Returns the StringReference as a String.

Methods inherited from interface com.sun.jdi.ObjectReference

disableCollection, enableCollection, entryCount, equals, getValue, getValues, hashCode, invokeMethod, isCollected, owningThread, referenceType, setValue, uniqueID, waitingThreads

Methods inherited from interface com.sun.jdi.Value

type

Methods inherited from interface com.sun.jdi.Mirror

toString, virtualMachine

Method Detail

value

public String value()

Returns the StringReference as a String. The returned string is the equivalent of the mirrored string, but is an entity in the client VM and can be manipulated like any other string.

Returns:

the string value.

Throws:

ObjectCollectedException - if this object has been garbage collected.