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J. Duke319a3b92007-12-01 00:00:00 +00001/*
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25
26package com.sun.jdi.request;
27
28import com.sun.jdi.*;
29
30/**
31 * Request for notification when a class is unloaded in the target VM.
32 * When an enabled ClassUnloadRequest is satisfied, a
33 * {@link com.sun.jdi.event.EventSet event set} containing an
34 * {@link com.sun.jdi.event.ClassUnloadEvent ClassUnloadEvent} will
35 * be placed on the {@link com.sun.jdi.event.EventQueue EventQueue}.
36 * The collection of existing ClassUnloadRequests is
37 * managed by the {@link EventRequestManager}
38 * <p>
39 * Refer to the Java Virtual Machine Specification for more information
40 * on class unloading.
41 *
42 * @see com.sun.jdi.event.ClassUnloadEvent
43 * @see com.sun.jdi.event.EventQueue
44 * @see EventRequestManager
45 *
46 * @author Robert Field
47 * @since 1.3
48 */
49public interface ClassUnloadRequest extends EventRequest {
50
51 /**
52 * Restricts the events generated by this request to the
53 * unloading of reference types whose name matches a restricted
54 * regular expression. Regular expressions are limited to exact
55 * matches and patterns that begin with '*' or end with '*'; for
56 * example, "*.Foo" or "java.*".
57 * @param classPattern the pattern String to filter for.
58 * @throws InvalidRequestStateException if this request is currently
59 * enabled or has been deleted.
60 * Filters may be added only to disabled requests.
61 */
62 void addClassFilter(String classPattern);
63
64 /**
65 * Restricts the events generated by this request to the
66 * unloading of reference types whose name does <b>not</b> match
67 * a restricted regular expression. Regular expressions are limited
68 * to exact matches and patterns that begin with '*' or end with '*';
69 * for example, "*.Foo" or "java.*".
70 * @param classPattern the pattern String to filter against.
71 * @throws InvalidRequestStateException if this request is currently
72 * enabled or has been deleted.
73 * Filters may be added only to disabled requests.
74 */
75 void addClassExclusionFilter(String classPattern);
76}