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0N/A Debug Interface (JDI) is a high level Java
0N/AAPI providing information useful for debuggers and similiar
0N/Asystems needing access to the running state of a (usually remote)
0N/A The JDI provides introspective
0N/Aaccess to a running virtual machine's state, Class, Array,
0N/AInterface, and primitive types, and instances of those
0N/AThe JDI also provides explicit control over
0N/Aa virtual machine's execution. The ability to suspend
0N/Aand resume threads, and to set breakpoints, watchpoints, ...
0N/Aof exceptions, class loading, thread creation...
0N/AThe ability to inspect a suspended thread's state,
0N/Alocal variables, stack backtrace...
0N/AJDI is the highest-layer of the Java Platform Debugger Architecture (JPDA).
0N/AFor more information on the Java Platform Debugger Architecture, see the
0N/AJava Platform Debugger Architecture documentation</
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0N/Afor this release and the
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0N/AThis section documents exceptions which apply to the entire API and are thus
0N/Anot documented on individual methods.
0N/A parameter directly or indirectly (
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0N/A -- unless null is explicitly mentioned as a valid parameter.
0N/A NOTE: The exceptions below may be thrown whenever the specified
0N/A conditions are met but a guarantee that they are thrown only
0N/A exists when a valid result cannot be returned.
0N/A VM has run out of memory.
0N/A if the mirrored object has been garbage collected.
0N/A if the mirrored type has been unloaded.