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org.eclipse.debug.core.model
Interface IValueModification

All Known Subinterfaces:

IRegister, IVariable

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public interface IValueModification

Provides the ability to modify the value of a variable in a target.

Clients may implement this interface.

See Also:

IVariable

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Method Summary
void	setValue ( IValue value)           Sets the value of this variable to the given value.
void	setValue ( String expression)           Attempts to set the value of this variable to the value of the given expression.
boolean	supportsValueModification ()           Returns whether this variable supports value modification.
boolean	verifyValue ( IValue value)           Returns whether the given value can be used as a new value for this variable.
boolean	verifyValue ( String expression)           Returns whether the given expression is valid to be used in setting a new value for this variable.

 

Method Detail

setValue

void setValue(
String expression)
              throws 
DebugException

Attempts to set the value of this variable to the value of the given expression.

Parameters:

expression - an expression to generate a new value

Throws:

DebugException - on failure. Reasons include:

• TARGET_REQUEST_FAILED - The request failed in the target
• NOT_SUPPORTED - The capability is not supported by the target

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setValue

void setValue(
IValue value)
              throws 
DebugException

Sets the value of this variable to the given value.

Parameters:

value - a new value

Throws:

DebugException - on failure. Reasons include:

• TARGET_REQUEST_FAILED - The request failed in the target
• NOT_SUPPORTED - The capability is not supported by the target

Since:

2.0

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supportsValueModification

boolean supportsValueModification()

Returns whether this variable supports value modification.

Returns:

whether this variable supports value modification

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verifyValue

boolean verifyValue(
String expression)
                    throws 
DebugException

Returns whether the given expression is valid to be used in setting a new value for this variable.

Parameters:

expression - an expression to generate a new value

Returns:

whether the expression is valid

Throws:

DebugException - on failure. Reasons include:

• TARGET_REQUEST_FAILED - The request failed in the target
• NOT_SUPPORTED - The capability is not supported by the target

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verifyValue

boolean verifyValue(
IValue value)
                    throws 
DebugException

Returns whether the given value can be used as a new value for this variable.

Parameters:

value - a new value

Returns:

whether the value is valid

Throws:

DebugException - on failure. Reasons include:

• TARGET_REQUEST_FAILED - The request failed in the target
• NOT_SUPPORTED - The capability is not supported by the target

Since:

2.0

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