Interface EventRequest

All Superinterfaces:

Mirror

All Known Subinterfaces:

AccessWatchpointRequest, BreakpointRequest, ClassPrepareRequest, ClassUnloadRequest, ExceptionRequest, MethodEntryRequest, MethodExitRequest, ModificationWatchpointRequest, MonitorContendedEnteredRequest, MonitorContendedEnterRequest, MonitorWaitedRequest, MonitorWaitRequest, StepRequest, ThreadDeathRequest, ThreadStartRequest, VMDeathRequest, WatchpointRequest

public interface EventRequest
extends Mirror

Represents a request for notification of an event. Examples include BreakpointRequest and ExceptionRequest. When an event occurs for which an enabled request is present, an EventSet will be placed on the EventQueue. The collection of existing event requests is managed by the EventRequestManager.

The number of events generated for an event request can be controlled through filters. Filters provide additional constraints that an event must satisfy before it is placed on the event queue. Multiple filters can be used by making multiple calls to filter addition methods such as