Package org.eclipse.debug.core.model

Interface IMemoryBlockRetrievalExtension

All Superinterfaces:

IMemoryBlockRetrieval

public interface IMemoryBlockRetrievalExtension
extends IMemoryBlockRetrieval

Extended capabilities for memory block retrieval. Supports the retrieval of memory blocks based on an expression and context.

Since:

3.1

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
IMemoryBlockExtension	getExtendedMemoryBlock(String expression, Object context)	Retrieves and returns a memory block.

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

getMemoryBlock, supportsStorageRetrieval

Method Details

getExtendedMemoryBlock

IMemoryBlockExtension getExtendedMemoryBlock(String expression,
 Object context)
                                      throws DebugException

Retrieves and returns a memory block.

Parameters:

expression - expression to be evaluated to an address

context - context for evaluating the expression. This is typically a debug element.

Returns:

a memory block based on the given expression and context

Throws:

DebugException - if unable to retrieve the specified memory