Interface StringReference

All Superinterfaces:: Mirror, ObjectReference, Value

public interface StringReference extends ObjectReference

A string object from the target VM. A StringReference is an ObjectReference with additional access to string-specific information from the target VM.

Since:: 1.3

Field Summary

Fields declared in interface ObjectReference

INVOKE_NONVIRTUAL, INVOKE_SINGLE_THREADED

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
`String`	`value()`	Returns the StringReference as a String.

Methods declared in interface Mirror

toString, virtualMachine

Methods declared in interface ObjectReference

disableCollection, enableCollection, entryCount, equals, getValue, getValues, hashCode, invokeMethod, isCollected, owningThread, referenceType, referringObjects, setValue, uniqueID, waitingThreads

Methods declared in interface Value

type

Method Details

value

String value()

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.

Returns:: the string value.

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