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org.eclipse.jdt.debug.core
Interface IJavaStackFrame

All Superinterfaces:
IAdaptable, IDebugElement, IDropToFrame, IFilteredStep, IJavaModifiers, IStackFrame, IStep, ISuspendResume, ITerminate 
public interface IJavaStackFrame

extends 
IStackFrame, 
IJavaModifiers, 
IFilteredStep, 
IDropToFrame

A stack frame in a thread on a Java virtual machine.

Since 3.1, IJavaStackFrame also implements IDropToFrame.

See Also:
IStackFrame
Restriction:
This interface is not intended to be implemented by clients.
Restriction:
This interface is not intended to be extended by clients.

Field Summary
static int ERR_INVALID_STACK_FRAME
          Status code indicating a stack frame is invalid.
 
Method Summary
 boolean canForceReturn ()
          Returns whether this frame currently supports a force return operation.
  IJavaVariable findVariable ( String variableName)
          Returns the local, static, or "this" variable with the given name, or null if unable to resolve a variable with the name.
 void forceReturn ( IJavaValue value)
          Steps out of this frame's method returning the given value.
  List getArgumentTypeNames ()
          Returns a list of fully qualified type names of the arguments for the method associated with this stack frame.
  IJavaClassType getDeclaringType ()
          Deprecated. Use getReferenceType() instead, as a method is not restricted to occur in a class. An interface may contain a synthetic class initializer methods. Since 3.1, this method throws a DebugException when a stack frame's method is contained in an interface.
  String getDeclaringTypeName ()
          Returns the fully qualified name of the type that declares the method associated with this stack frame.
 int getLineNumber ( String stratum)
          Returns the line number of the instruction pointer in this stack frame that corresponds to the line in the associated source element in the specified stratum, or -1 if line number information is unavailable.
  IJavaVariable[] getLocalVariables ()
          Returns a collection of local variables that are visible at the current point of execution in this stack frame.
  String getMethodName ()
          Returns the name of the method associated with this stack frame
  String getReceivingTypeName ()
          Returns the fully qualified name of the type that is the receiving object associated with this stack frame
  IJavaReferenceType getReferenceType ()
          Returns the type in which this stack frame's method is declared.
  String getSignature ()
          Returns the JNI signature for the method this stack frame is associated with.
  String getSourceName ()
          Returns the source name debug attribute associated with the declaring type of this stack frame, or null if the source name debug attribute not present.
  String getSourceName ( String stratum)
          Returns the source name debug attribute associated with the declaring type of this stack frame in the specified stratum, or null if the source name debug attribute not present.
  String getSourcePath ()
          Returns the source path debug attribute associated with this stack frame, or null if the source path is not known.
  String getSourcePath ( String stratum)
          Returns the source path debug attribute associated with this stack frame in the specified stratum, or null if the source path is not known.
  IJavaObject getThis ()
          Returns a reference to the receiver of the method associated with this stack frame, or null if this stack frame represents a static method.
 boolean isConstructor ()
          Returns whether the method associated with this stack frame is a constructor.
 boolean isNative ()
          Returns whether the method associated with this stack frame has been declared as native.
 boolean isObsolete ()
          Returns whether the method associated with this stack frame is obsolete, that is, it is running old byte codes that have been replaced in the VM.
 boolean isOutOfSynch ()
          Returns whether the method associated with this stack frame is running code in the VM that is out of synch with the code in the workspace.
 boolean isStaticInitializer ()
          Returns whether the method associated with this stack frame is a static initializer.
 boolean isSynchronized ()
          Returns whether the method associated with this stack frame has been declared as synchronized.
 boolean isVarArgs ()
          Returns whether the method associated with this stack frame accepts a variable number of arguments.
 boolean supportsDropToFrame ()
          Deprecated. since 3.1, IJavaStackFrame extends org.eclipse.debug.core.IDropToFrame which defines canDropToFrame(). Use this method instead.
 boolean wereLocalsAvailable ()
          Returns whether local variable information was available when local variables were retrieved from the target for this frame.
 
Methods inherited from interface org.eclipse.debug.core.model. IStackFrame
getCharEnd, getCharStart, getLineNumber, getName, getRegisterGroups, getThread, getVariables, hasRegisterGroups, hasVariables
 
Methods inherited from interface org.eclipse.debug.core.model. IDebugElement
getDebugTarget, getLaunch, getModelIdentifier
 
Methods inherited from interface org.eclipse.core.runtime. IAdaptable
getAdapter
 
Methods inherited from interface org.eclipse.debug.core.model. ISuspendResume
canResume, canSuspend, isSuspended, resume, suspend
 
Methods inherited from interface org.eclipse.debug.core.model. ITerminate
canTerminate, isTerminated, terminate
 
Methods inherited from interface org.eclipse.jdt.debug.core. IJavaModifiers
isFinal, isPackagePrivate, isPrivate, isProtected, isPublic, isStatic, isSynthetic
 
Methods inherited from interface org.eclipse.debug.core.model. IFilteredStep
canStepWithFilters, stepWithFilters
 
Methods inherited from interface org.eclipse.debug.core.model. IStep
canStepInto, canStepOver, canStepReturn, isStepping, stepInto, stepOver, stepReturn
 
Methods inherited from interface org.eclipse.debug.core.model. IDropToFrame
canDropToFrame, dropToFrame
 

Field Detail

ERR_INVALID_STACK_FRAME

static final int ERR_INVALID_STACK_FRAME
Status code indicating a stack frame is invalid. A stack frame becomes invalid when the thread containing the stack frame resumes. A stack frame may or may not be valid if the thread subsequently suspends, depending on the location where the thread suspends.

Since:
3.1
See Also:
Constant Field Values
Method Detail

supportsDropToFrame

boolean supportsDropToFrame()
Deprecated. since 3.1, IJavaStackFrame extends org.eclipse.debug.core.IDropToFrame which defines canDropToFrame(). Use this method instead.

Returns whether this stack frame currently supports the drop to frame operation. Note that not all VMs support the operation.

Returns:
whether this stack frame currently supports drop to frame

isConstructor

boolean isConstructor()
                      throws 
DebugException
Returns whether the method associated with this stack frame is a constructor.

Returns:
whether this stack frame is associated with a constructor
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.
  • This stack frame is no longer valid. That is, the thread containing this stack frame has since been resumed.

isNative

boolean isNative()
                 throws 
DebugException
Returns whether the method associated with this stack frame has been declared as native.

Returns:
whether this stack frame has been declared as native
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.
  • This stack frame is no longer valid. That is, the thread containing this stack frame has since been resumed.

isStaticInitializer

boolean isStaticInitializer()
                            throws 
DebugException
Returns whether the method associated with this stack frame is a static initializer.

Returns:
whether this stack frame is a static initializer
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.
    • This stack frame is no longer valid. That is, the thread containing this stack frame has since been resumed.

isSynchronized

boolean isSynchronized()
                       throws 
DebugException
Returns whether the method associated with this stack frame has been declared as synchronized.

Returns:
whether this stack frame has been declared as synchronized
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.
  • This stack frame is no longer valid. That is, the thread containing this stack frame has since been resumed.

isOutOfSynch

boolean isOutOfSynch()
                     throws 
DebugException
Returns whether the method associated with this stack frame is running code in the VM that is out of synch with the code in the workspace.

Returns:
whether this stack frame is out of synch with the workspace.
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.
  • This stack frame is no longer valid. That is, the thread containing this stack frame has since been resumed.
Since:
2.0

isObsolete

boolean isObsolete()
                   throws 
DebugException
Returns whether the method associated with this stack frame is obsolete, that is, it is running old byte codes that have been replaced in the VM. This can occur when a hot code replace succeeds but the VM is unable to pop a call to an affected method from the call stack.

Returns:
whether this stack frame's method is obsolete
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.
  • This stack frame is no longer valid. That is, the thread containing this stack frame has since been resumed.
Since:
2.0

getDeclaringTypeName


String getDeclaringTypeName()
                            throws 
DebugException
Returns the fully qualified name of the type that declares the method associated with this stack frame.

Returns:
declaring type name
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.
  • This stack frame is no longer valid. That is, the thread containing this stack frame has since been resumed.

getReceivingTypeName


String getReceivingTypeName()
                            throws 
DebugException
Returns the fully qualified name of the type that is the receiving object associated with this stack frame

Returns:
receiving type name
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.
  • This stack frame is no longer valid. That is, the thread containing this stack frame has since been resumed.

getSignature


String getSignature()
                    throws 
DebugException
Returns the JNI signature for the method this stack frame is associated with.

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.
  • This stack frame is no longer valid. That is, the thread containing this stack frame has since been resumed.

getArgumentTypeNames


List getArgumentTypeNames()
                          throws 
DebugException
Returns a list of fully qualified type names of the arguments for the method associated with this stack frame.

Returns:
argument type names, or an empty list if this method has no arguments
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.
  • This stack frame is no longer valid. That is, the thread containing this stack frame has since been resumed.

getMethodName


String getMethodName()
                     throws 
DebugException
Returns the name of the method associated with this stack frame

Returns:
method name
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.
  • This stack frame is no longer valid. That is, the thread containing this stack frame has since been resumed.

findVariable


IJavaVariable findVariable(
String variableName)
                           throws 
DebugException
Returns the local, static, or "this" variable with the given name, or null if unable to resolve a variable with the name.

Parameters:
variableName - the name of the variable to search for
Returns:
a variable, or null if none
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.
  • This stack frame is no longer valid. That is, the thread containing this stack frame has since been resumed.

getLineNumber

int getLineNumber(
String stratum)
                  throws 
DebugException
Returns the line number of the instruction pointer in this stack frame that corresponds to the line in the associated source element in the specified stratum, or -1 if line number information is unavailable.

Parameters:
stratum - the stratum to use.
Returns:
line number of instruction pointer in this stack frame, or -1 if line number information is unavailable
Throws:
DebugException - if this method fails. Reasons include:
  • Failure communicating with the debug target. The DebugException's status code contains the underlying exception responsible for the failure.
Since:
3.0

getSourceName


String getSourceName()
                     throws 
DebugException
Returns the source name debug attribute associated with the declaring type of this stack frame, or null if the source name debug attribute not present.

Returns:
source name debug attribute, or null
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.
  • This stack frame is no longer valid. That is, the thread containing this stack frame has since been resumed.

getSourceName


String getSourceName(
String stratum)
                     throws 
DebugException
Returns the source name debug attribute associated with the declaring type of this stack frame in the specified stratum, or null if the source name debug attribute not present.

Parameters:
stratum - the stratum to use.
Returns:
source name debug attribute, or null
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.
  • This stack frame is no longer valid. That is, the thread containing this stack frame has since been resumed.
Since:
3.0

getSourcePath


String getSourcePath(
String stratum)
                     throws 
DebugException
Returns the source path debug attribute associated with this stack frame in the specified stratum, or null if the source path is not known.

Parameters:
stratum - the stratum to use.
Returns:
source path debug attribute, or null
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.
  • This stack frame is no longer valid. That is, the thread containing this stack frame has since been resumed.
Since:
3.0

getSourcePath


String getSourcePath()
                     throws 
DebugException
Returns the source path debug attribute associated with this stack frame, or null if the source path is not known.

Returns:
source path debug attribute, or null
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.
  • This stack frame is no longer valid. That is, the thread containing this stack frame has since been resumed.
Since:
3.0

getLocalVariables


IJavaVariable[] getLocalVariables()
                                  throws 
DebugException
Returns a collection of local variables that are visible at the current point of execution in this stack frame. The list includes arguments.

Returns:
collection of locals and arguments
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.
  • This stack frame is no longer valid. That is, the thread containing this stack frame has since been resumed.
Since:
2.0

getThis


IJavaObject getThis()
                    throws 
DebugException
Returns a reference to the receiver of the method associated with this stack frame, or null if this stack frame represents a static method.

Returns:
'this' object, or null
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.
  • This stack frame is no longer valid. That is, the thread containing this stack frame has since been resumed.

getDeclaringType


IJavaClassType getDeclaringType()
                                throws 
DebugException
Deprecated. Use getReferenceType() instead, as a method is not restricted to occur in a class. An interface may contain a synthetic class initializer methods. Since 3.1, this method throws a DebugException when a stack frame's method is contained in an interface.

Returns the class in which this stack frame's method is declared.

Returns:
the class in which this stack frame's method is declared
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.
  • This stack frame is no longer valid. That is, the thread containing this stack frame has since been resumed.
Since:
2.0

getReferenceType


IJavaReferenceType getReferenceType()
                                    throws 
DebugException
Returns the type in which this stack frame's method is declared.

Returns:
the type in which this stack frame's method is declared
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.
  • This stack frame is no longer valid. That is, the thread containing this stack frame has since been resumed.
Since:
3.1

wereLocalsAvailable

boolean wereLocalsAvailable()
Returns whether local variable information was available when local variables were retrieved from the target for this frame. Returns true if locals have never been retrieved. This data is available after the fact, since variable retrieval is expensive.

Returns:
whether local variable information was available when variables were retrieved from the target. Returns true if locals have never been retrieved
Since:
2.0

isVarArgs

boolean isVarArgs()
                  throws 
DebugException
Returns whether the method associated with this stack frame accepts a variable number of arguments.

Returns:
true if the method associated with this stack frame accepts a variable number of arguments, false otherwise.
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.
  • This stack frame is no longer valid. That is, the thread containing this stack frame has since been resumed.
Since:
3.1

canForceReturn

boolean canForceReturn()
Returns whether this frame currently supports a force return operation. That is, can this method force a return before it reaches a return statement. Not all VMs support this feature.

Force return is only available when a thread is suspended.

Returns:
whether force return can be performed currently
Since:
3.3

forceReturn

void forceReturn(
IJavaValue value)
                 throws 
DebugException
Steps out of this frame's method returning the given value. No further instructions in the method are executed but locks acquired by entering synchronized blocks are released. The following conditions must be satisfied:
  • This frame must be suspended in a non-native method.
  • The return value must be assignment compatible with this frame's method's return type. Use a void value when a method return type is void (see IJavaDebugTarget.voidValue()).

Parameters:
value - return value that must be assignment compatible with this frame's method's return value
Throws:
DebugException - if the operation fails
Since:
3.3
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