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package com.sun.jdi.event;
import com.sun.jdi.*;
/**
* Notification of a completed thread in the target VM. The
* notification is generated by the dying thread before it terminates.
* Because of this timing, it is possible
* for {@link VirtualMachine#allThreads} to return this thread
* after this event is received.
* <p>
* Note that this event gives no information
* about the lifetime of the thread object. It may or may not be collected
* soon depending on what references exist in the target VM.
*
* @see EventQueue
* @see VirtualMachine
* @see ThreadReference
*
* @author Robert Field
* @since 1.3
*/
public interface ThreadDeathEvent extends Event {
/**
* Returns the thread which is terminating.
*
* @return a {@link ThreadReference} which mirrors the event's thread in
* the target VM.
*/
public ThreadReference thread();
}