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Eclipse Platform
Release 3.5

org.eclipse.debug.core.model
Interface IStackFrame

All Superinterfaces:
IAdaptable, IDebugElement, IStep, ISuspendResume, ITerminate

public interface IStackFrame
extends IDebugElement, IStep, ISuspendResume, ITerminate

A stack frame represents an execution context in a suspended thread. A stack frame contains variables representing visible locals and arguments at the current execution location. Minimally, a stack frame supports the following:

  • suspend/resume (convenience to resume this stack frame's thread)
  • stepping
  • termination (convenience to terminate this stack frame's thread or debug target)

A debug model implementation may choose to re-use or discard stack frames on iterative thread suspensions. Clients cannot assume that stack frames are identical or equal across iterative thread suspensions and must check for equality on iterative suspensions if they wish to re-use the objects.

A debug model implementation that preserves equality across iterative suspensions may display more desirable behavior in some clients. For example, if stack frames are preserved while stepping, a UI client would be able to update the UI incrementally, rather than collapse and redraw the entire list.

Clients may implement this interface.

See Also:
IStep, ISuspendResume, ITerminate

Method Summary
 int getCharEnd ()
          Returns the index of the last character in the associated source element that corresponds to the current location of the instruction pointer in this stack frame, or -1 if the information is unavailable.
 int getCharStart ()
          Returns the index of the first character in the associated source element that corresponds to the current location of the instruction pointer in this stack frame, or -1 if the information is unavailable.
 int getLineNumber ()
          Returns the line number of the instruction pointer in this stack frame that corresponds to a line in an associated source element, or -1 if line number information is unavailable.
  String getName ()
          Returns the name of this stack frame.
  IRegisterGroup[] getRegisterGroups ()
          Returns the register groups assigned to this stack frame, or an empty collection if no register groups are assigned to this stack frame.
  IThread getThread ()
          Returns the thread this stack frame is contained in.
  IVariable[] getVariables ()
          Returns the visible variables in this stack frame.
 boolean hasRegisterGroups ()
          Returns whether this stack frame contains any register groups.
 boolean hasVariables ()
          Returns whether this stack frame currently contains any visible variables.
 
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. IStep
canStepInto, canStepOver, canStepReturn, isStepping, stepInto, stepOver, stepReturn
 
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
 

Method Detail

getThread


IThread getThread()
Returns the thread this stack frame is contained in.

Returns:
thread
Since:
2.0

getVariables


IVariable[] getVariables()
                         throws 
DebugException
Returns the visible variables in this stack frame. An empty collection is returned if there are no visible variables.

Returns:
collection of visible variables
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:
2.0

hasVariables

boolean hasVariables()
                     throws 
DebugException
Returns whether this stack frame currently contains any visible variables.

Returns:
whether this stack frame currently contains any visible variables
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:
2.0

getLineNumber

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

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.

getCharStart

int getCharStart()
                 throws 
DebugException
Returns the index of the first character in the associated source element that corresponds to the current location of the instruction pointer in this stack frame, or -1 if the information is unavailable.

If a debug model supports expression level stepping, the start/end character ranges are used to highlight the expression within a line that is being executed.

Returns:
index of the first character in the associated source element that corresponds to the current location of the instruction pointer in this stack frame, or -1 if the 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:
2.0

getCharEnd

int getCharEnd()
               throws 
DebugException
Returns the index of the last character in the associated source element that corresponds to the current location of the instruction pointer in this stack frame, or -1 if the information is unavailable.

If a debug model supports expression level stepping, the start/end character ranges are used to highlight the expression within a line that is being executed.

Returns:
index of the last character in the associated source element that corresponds to the current location of the instruction pointer in this stack frame, or -1 if the 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:
2.0

getName


String getName()
               throws 
DebugException
Returns the name of this stack frame. Name format is debug model specific, and should be specified by a debug model.

Returns:
this frame's name
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.

getRegisterGroups


IRegisterGroup[] getRegisterGroups()
                                   throws 
DebugException
Returns the register groups assigned to this stack frame, or an empty collection if no register groups are assigned to this stack frame.

Returns:
the register groups assigned to this stack frame or an empty collection if no register groups are assigned to this stack frame
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:
2.0

hasRegisterGroups

boolean hasRegisterGroups()
                          throws 
DebugException
Returns whether this stack frame contains any register groups.

Returns:
whether this stack frame contains any visible register groups
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:
2.0

Eclipse Platform
Release 3.5

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