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diff --git a/org.eclipse.debug.core/core/org/eclipse/debug/core/model/IVariable.java b/org.eclipse.debug.core/core/org/eclipse/debug/core/model/IVariable.java deleted file mode 100644 index b67cbdcf3..000000000 --- a/org.eclipse.debug.core/core/org/eclipse/debug/core/model/IVariable.java +++ /dev/null @@ -1,95 +0,0 @@ -/******************************************************************************* - * Copyright (c) 2000, 2003 IBM Corporation and others. - * All rights reserved. This program and the accompanying materials - * are made available under the terms of the Common Public License v1.0 - * which accompanies this distribution, and is available at - * http://www.eclipse.org/legal/cpl-v10.html - * - * Contributors: - * IBM Corporation - initial API and implementation - *******************************************************************************/ -package org.eclipse.debug.core.model; - - -import org.eclipse.debug.core.DebugException; - -/** - * A variable represents a visible data structure in a stack frame - * or value. - * Each variable has a value which may in turn contain more variables. - * A variable may support value modification. - * <p> - * An implementation may choose to re-use or discard - * variables on iterative thread suspensions. Clients - * cannot assume that variables are identical or equal across - * iterative thread suspensions and must check for equality on iterative - * suspensions if they wish to re-use the objects. - * </p> - * <p> - * An implementation that preserves equality - * across iterative suspensions may display more desirable behavior in - * some clients. For example, if variables are preserved - * while stepping, a UI client would be able to update the UI incrementally, - * rather than collapse and redraw the entire list or tree. - * </p> - * <p> - * Clients may implement this interface. - * </p> - * @see IValue - * @see IStackFrame - * @see IValueModification - */ -public interface IVariable extends IDebugElement, IValueModification { - /** - * Returns the value of this variable. - * - * @return this variable's value - * @exception DebugException if this method fails. Reasons include: - * <ul><li>Failure communicating with the VM. The DebugException's - * status code contains the underlying exception responsible for - * the failure.</li> - */ - public IValue getValue() throws DebugException; - /** - * Returns the name of this variable. Name format is debug model - * specific, and should be specified by a debug model. - * - * @return this variable's name - * @exception DebugException if this method fails. Reasons include: - * <ul><li>Failure communicating with the VM. The DebugException's - * status code contains the underlying exception responsible for - * the failure.</li> - */ - public String getName() throws DebugException; - /** - * Returns a description of the type of data this variable is - * declared to reference. Note that the declared type of a - * variable and the concrete type of its value are not neccessarily - * the same. - * - * @return the declared type of this variable - * @exception DebugException if this method fails. Reasons include: - * <ul><li>Failure communicating with the VM. The DebugException's - * status code contains the underlying exception responsible for - * the failure.</li> - */ - public String getReferenceTypeName() throws DebugException; - - /** - * Returns whether this variable's value has changed since the last suspend event. - * Implementations may choose whether the last suspend event is the last suspend - * event in this variable's debug target, or within the thread(s) in which this variable - * is visible. - * <p> - * Implementations that choose not to implement this function should always - * return <code>false</code>. - * </p> - * - * @return whether this variable's value has changed since the last suspend event - * @exception DebugException if an exception occurs determining if this variable's - * value has changed since the last suspend event - */ - public boolean hasValueChanged() throws DebugException; - - -} |