Package org.eclipse.jdt.debug.core

Interface IJavaType

All Superinterfaces:

IAdaptable, IDebugElement

All Known Subinterfaces:

IJavaArrayType, IJavaClassType, IJavaInterfaceType, IJavaReferenceType

public interface IJavaType
extends IDebugElement

The type of a value on a Java debug target - a primitive data type, class, interface, or array.

Since 3.2, an IJavaType is also a debug element

See Also:

• IJavaValue

Restriction:

This interface is not intended to be implemented by clients.

Restriction:

This interface is not intended to be extended by clients.

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
String	getName()	Returns the name of this type.
String	getSignature()	Returns the JNI-style signature for this type.

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

getAdapter

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

getDebugTarget, getLaunch, getModelIdentifier

Method Details

getSignature

String getSignature()
             throws DebugException

Returns the JNI-style signature for this type.

Returns:

signature

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.

getName

String getName()
        throws DebugException

Returns the name of this type. For example, "java.lang.String".

Returns:

the name of this type

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.