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package com.sun.jdi;
/**
* The mirror for a value in the target VM.
* This interface is the root of a
* value hierarchy encompassing primitive values and object values.
* <P>
* Some examples of where values may be accessed:
* <BLOCKQUOTE><TABLE SUMMARY="layout">
* <TR>
* <TD>{@link ObjectReference#getValue(com.sun.jdi.Field)
* ObjectReference.getValue(Field)}
* <TD>- value of a field
* <TR>
* <TD>{@link StackFrame#getValue(com.sun.jdi.LocalVariable)
* StackFrame.getValue(LocalVariable)}
* <TD>- value of a variable
* <TR>
* <TD>{@link VirtualMachine#mirrorOf(double)
* VirtualMachine.mirrorOf(double)}
* <TD>- created in the target VM by the JDI client
* <TR>
* <TD>{@link com.sun.jdi.event.ModificationWatchpointEvent#valueToBe()
* ModificationWatchpointEvent.valueToBe()}
* <TD>- returned with an event
* </TABLE></BLOCKQUOTE>
* <P>
* The following table illustrates which subinterfaces of Value
* are used to mirror values in the target VM --
* <TABLE BORDER=1 SUMMARY="Maps each kind of value to a mirrored
* instance of a subinterface of Value">
* <TR BGCOLOR="#EEEEFF">
* <TH id="primval" colspan=4>Subinterfaces of {@link PrimitiveValue}</TH>
* <TR BGCOLOR="#EEEEFF">
* <TH id="kind" align="left">Kind of value</TH>
* <TH id="example" align="left">For example -<br>expression in target</TH>
* <TH id="mirrored" align="left">Is mirrored as an<br>instance of</TH>
* <TH id="type" align="left">{@link Type} of value<br>{@link #type() Value.type()}</TH>
* <TR>
* <TD headers="primval kind"> a boolean</TD>
* <TD headers="primval example"> {@code true}</TD>
* <TD headers="primval mirrored"> {@link BooleanValue}</TD>
* <TD headers="primval type"> {@link BooleanType}</TD>
* <TR>
* <TD headers="primval kind"> a byte</TD>
* <TD headers="primval example"> {@code (byte)4}</TD>
* <TD headers="primval mirrored"> {@link ByteValue}</TD>
* <TD headers="primval type"> {@link ByteType}</TD>
* <TR>
* <TD headers="primval kind"> a char</TD>
* <TD headers="primval example"> {@code 'a'}</TD>
* <TD headers="primval mirrored"> {@link CharValue}</TD>
* <TD headers="primval type"> {@link CharType}</TD>
* <TR>
* <TD headers="primval kind"> a double</TD>
* <TD headers="primval example"> {@code 3.1415926}</TD>
* <TD headers="primval mirrored"> {@link DoubleValue}</TD>
* <TD headers="primval type"> {@link DoubleType}</TD>
* <TR>
* <TD headers="primval kind"> a float</TD>
* <TD headers="primval example"> {@code 2.5f}</TD>
* <TD headers="primval mirrored"> {@link FloatValue}</TD>
* <TD headers="primval type"> {@link FloatType}</TD>
* <TR>
* <TD headers="primval kind"> an int</TD>
* <TD headers="primval example"> {@code 22}</TD>
* <TD headers="primval mirrored"> {@link IntegerValue}</TD>
* <TD headers="primval type"> {@link IntegerType}</TD>
* <TR>
* <TD headers="primval kind"> a long</TD>
* <TD headers="primval example"> {@code 1024L}</TD>
* <TD headers="primval mirrored"> {@link LongValue}</TD>
* <TD headers="primval type"> {@link LongType}</TD>
* <TR>
* <TD headers="primval kind"> a short</TD>
* <TD headers="primval example"> {@code (short)12}</TD>
* <TD headers="primval mirrored"> {@link ShortValue}</TD>
* <TD headers="primval type"> {@link ShortType}</TD>
* <TR>
* <TD headers="primval kind"> a void</TD>
* <TD headers="primval example"> </TD>
* <TD headers="primval mirrored"> {@link VoidValue}</TD>
* <TD headers="primval type"> {@link VoidType}</TD>
* <TR BGCOLOR="#EEEEFF">
* <TH id="objref" colspan=4>Subinterfaces of {@link ObjectReference}</TH>
* <TR BGCOLOR="#EEEEFF">
* <TH id="kind2" align="left">Kind of value</TH>
* <TH id="example2" align="left">For example -<br>expression in target</TH>
* <TH id="mirrored2" align="left">Is mirrored as an<br>instance of</TH>
* <TH id="type2" align="left">{@link Type} of value<br>{@link #type() Value.type()}</TH>
* <TR>
* <TD headers="objref kind2"> a class instance</TD>
* <TD headers="objref example2"> {@code this}</TD>
* <TD headers="objref mirrored2"> {@link ObjectReference}</TD>
* <TD headers="objref type2"> {@link ClassType}</TD>
* <TR>
* <TD headers="objref kind2"> an array</TD>
* <TD headers="objref example2"> {@code new int[5]}</TD>
* <TD headers="objref mirrored2"> {@link ArrayReference}</TD>
* <TD headers="objref type2"> {@link ArrayType}</TD>
* <TR>
* <TD headers="objref kind2"> a string</TD>
* <TD headers="objref example2"> {@code "hello"}</TD>
* <TD headers="objref mirrored2"> {@link StringReference}</TD>
* <TD headers="objref type2"> {@link ClassType}</TD>
* <TR>
* <TD headers="objref kind2"> a thread</TD>
* <TD headers="objref example2"> {@code Thread.currentThread()}</TD>
* <TD headers="objref mirrored2"> {@link ThreadReference}</TD>
* <TD headers="objref type2"> {@link ClassType}</TD>
* <TR>
* <TD headers="objref kind2"> a thread group</TD>
* <TD headers="objref example2"> {@code Thread.currentThread()}<br> {@code .getThreadGroup()}</TD>
* <TD headers="objref mirrored2"> {@link ThreadGroupReference}</TD>
* <TD headers="objref type2"> {@link ClassType}</TD>
* <TR>
* <TD headers="objref kind2"> a {@code java.lang.Class}<br>instance</TD>
* <TD headers="objref example2"> {@code this.getClass()}</TD>
* <TD headers="objref mirrored2"> {@link ClassObjectReference}</TD>
* <TD headers="objref type2"> {@link ClassType}</TD>
* <TR>
* <TD headers="objref kind2"> a class loader</TD>
* <TD headers="objref example2"> {@code this.getClass()}<br> {@code .getClassLoader()}</TD>
* <TD headers="objref mirrored2"> {@link ClassLoaderReference}</TD>
* <TD headers="objref type2"> {@link ClassType}</TD>
* <TR BGCOLOR="#EEEEFF">
* <TH id="other" colspan=4>Other</TH>
* <TR BGCOLOR="#EEEEFF">
* <TD id="kind3" align="left">Kind of value</TD>
* <TD id="example3" align="left">For example -<br>expression in target</TD>
* <TD id="mirrored3" align="left">Is mirrored as</TD>
* <TD id="type3" align="left">{@link Type} of value</TD>
* <TR>
* <TD headers="other kind3"> null</TD>
* <TD headers="other example3"> {@code null}</TD>
* <TD headers="other mirrored3"> {@code null}</TD>
* <TD headers="other type3"> n/a</TD>
* </TABLE>
*
* @author Robert Field
* @author Gordon Hirsch
* @author James McIlree
* @since 1.3
*/
public interface Value extends Mirror {
/**
* Returns the run-time type of this value.
*
* @see Type
* @return a {@link Type} which mirrors the value's type in the
* target VM.
*/
Type type();
}