Interface MethodExitEvent

All Superinterfaces:: Event, Locatable, LocatableEvent, Mirror

public interface MethodExitEvent extends LocatableEvent

Notification of a method return in the target VM. This event is generated after all code in the method has executed, but the location of this event is the last executed location in the method. Method exit events are generated for both native and non-native methods. Method exit events are not generated if the method terminates with a thrown exception.

Since:

1.3

See Also:

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
`Method`	`method()`	Returns the method that was exited.
`Value`	`returnValue()`	Returns the value that the method will return.

Methods declared in interface Event

request

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
`EventRequest`	`request()`

Methods declared in interface Locatable

location

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
`Location`	`location()`	Returns the `Location` of this mirror, if there is executable code associated with it.

Methods declared in interface LocatableEvent

thread

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
`ThreadReference`	`thread()`	Returns the thread in which this event has occurred.

Methods declared in interface Mirror

toString, virtualMachine

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
`String`	`toString()`	Returns a String describing this mirror
`VirtualMachine`	`virtualMachine()`	Gets the VirtualMachine to which this Mirror belongs.

Method Details

method

Method method()

Returns the method that was exited.

Returns:: a Method which mirrors the method that was exited.
Throws:: ObjectCollectedException - may be thrown if class has been garbage collected.

returnValue

Value returnValue()

Returns the value that the method will return. Not all target virtual machines support this operation. Use canGetMethodReturnValues() to determine if this operation is supported.

Returns:: a Value which mirrors the value to be returned.
Throws:: UnsupportedOperationException - if the target virtual machine does not support this operation - see canGetMethodReturnValues()
Since:: 1.6

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