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| package com.sun.jdi; |
| |
| /** |
| * A string object from the target VM. |
| * A StringReference is an {@link ObjectReference} with additional |
| * access to string-specific information from the target VM. |
| * |
| * @author Robert Field |
| * @author Gordon Hirsch |
| * @author James McIlree |
| * @since 1.3 |
| */ |
| public interface StringReference extends ObjectReference { |
| |
| /** |
| * Returns the StringReference as a String. The returned string |
| * is the equivalent of the mirrored string, but is an entity in the |
| * client VM and can be manipulated like any other string. |
| * |
| * @return the string value. |
| */ |
| String value(); |
| } |