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package com.sun.jdi.request;
import com.sun.jdi.*;
/**
* Request for notification when an exception occurs in the target VM.
* When an enabled ExceptionRequest is satisfied, an
* {@link com.sun.jdi.event.EventSet event set} containing an
* {@link com.sun.jdi.event.ExceptionEvent ExceptionEvent} will be placed
* on the {@link com.sun.jdi.event.EventQueue EventQueue}.
* The collection of existing ExceptionRequests is
* managed by the {@link EventRequestManager}
*
* @see com.sun.jdi.event.ExceptionEvent
* @see com.sun.jdi.event.EventQueue
* @see EventRequestManager
*
* @author Robert Field
* @since 1.3
*/
public interface ExceptionRequest extends EventRequest {
/**
* Returns exception type for which exception events are requested.
* @return
* The exception (and its subclasses) requested
* with {@link EventRequestManager#createExceptionRequest}, or
* null if, as by default, all exceptions are requested.
*/
ReferenceType exception();
/**
* Returns whether caught exceptions of the requested type
* will generate events when they are thrown.
* <p>
* Note that at the time an exception is thrown, it is not always
* possible to determine whether it is truly caught. See
* {@link com.sun.jdi.event.ExceptionEvent#catchLocation} for
* details.
* @return
* boolean true if caught exceptions will be reported, false
* otherwise.
*/
boolean notifyCaught();
/**
* Returns whether uncaught exceptions of the requested type
* will generate events when they are thrown.
* <p>
* Note that at the time an exception is thrown, it is not always
* possible to determine whether it is truly uncaught. See
* {@link com.sun.jdi.event.ExceptionEvent#catchLocation} for
* details.
* @return
* boolean true if caught exceptions will be reported, false
* otherwise.
*/
boolean notifyUncaught();
/**
* Restricts the events generated by this request to those in
* the given thread.
* @param thread the thread to filter on.
* @throws InvalidRequestStateException if this request is currently
* enabled or has been deleted.
* Filters may be added only to disabled requests.
*/
void addThreadFilter(ThreadReference thread);
/**
* Restricts the events generated by this request to those whose
* location is in the given reference type or any of its subtypes.
* An event will be generated for any location in a reference type
* that can be safely cast to the given reference type.
*
* @param refType the reference type to filter on.
* @throws InvalidRequestStateException if this request is currently
* enabled or has been deleted.
* Filters may be added only to disabled requests.
*/
void addClassFilter(ReferenceType refType);
/**
* Restricts the events generated by this request to those
* whose location is in a class whose name matches a restricted
* regular expression. Regular expressions are limited
* to exact matches and patterns that begin with '*' or end with '*';
* for example, "*.Foo" or "java.*".
*
* @param classPattern the pattern String to filter for.
* @throws InvalidRequestStateException if this request is currently
* enabled or has been deleted.
* Filters may be added only to disabled requests.
*/
void addClassFilter(String classPattern);
/**
* Restricts the events generated by this request to those
* whose location is in a class whose name does <b>not</b> match a
* restricted regular expression. Regular expressions are limited
* to exact matches and patterns that begin with '*' or end with '*';
* for example, "*.Foo" or "java.*".
*
* @param classPattern the pattern String to filter against.
* @throws InvalidRequestStateException if this request is currently
* enabled or has been deleted.
* Filters may be added only to disabled requests.
*/
void addClassExclusionFilter(String classPattern);
/**
* Restricts the events generated by this request to those in
* which the currently executing instance ("this") is the object
* specified.
* <P>
* Not all targets support this operation.
* Use {@link VirtualMachine#canUseInstanceFilters()}
* to determine if the operation is supported.
* @since 1.4
* @param instance the object which must be the current instance
* in order to pass this filter.
* @throws java.lang.UnsupportedOperationException if
* the target virtual machine does not support this
* operation.
* @throws InvalidRequestStateException if this request is currently
* enabled or has been deleted.
* Filters may be added only to disabled requests.
*/
void addInstanceFilter(ObjectReference instance);
}