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

Modifier and Type	Field	Description
`static final int`	`INVOKE_NONVIRTUAL`	Perform non-virtual method invocation
`static final int`	`INVOKE_SINGLE_THREADED`	Perform method invocation with only the invoking thread resumed

Method Summary

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

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.

Methods declared in interface ObjectReference

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

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
`void`	`disableCollection()`	Prevents garbage collection for this object.
`void`	`enableCollection()`	Permits garbage collection for this object.
`int`	`entryCount()`	Returns the number of times this object's monitor has been entered by the current owning thread if the owning thread is platform thread; Returns 0 if not owned by a platform thread.
`boolean`	`equals(Object obj)`	Compares the specified Object with this ObjectReference for equality.
`Value`	`getValue(Field sig)`	Gets the value of a given instance or static field in this object.
`Map<Field,Value>`	`getValues(List<? extends Field> fields)`	Gets the value of multiple instance and/or static fields in this object.
`int`	`hashCode()`	Returns the hash code value for this ObjectReference.
`Value`	`invokeMethod(ThreadReference thread, Method method, List<? extends Value> arguments, int options)`	Invokes the specified `Method` on this object in the target VM.
`boolean`	`isCollected()`	Determines if this object has been garbage collected in the target VM.
`ThreadReference`	`owningThread()`	Returns a `ThreadReference` for the platform thread, if any, which currently owns this object's monitor.
`ReferenceType`	`referenceType()`	Gets the `ReferenceType` that mirrors the type of this object.
`List<ObjectReference>`	`referringObjects(long maxReferrers)`	Returns objects that directly reference this object.
`void`	`setValue(Field field, Value value)`	Sets the value of a given instance or static field in this object.
`long`	`uniqueID()`	Returns a unique identifier for this ObjectReference.
`List<ThreadReference>`	`waitingThreads()`	Returns a List containing a `ThreadReference` for each platform thread currently waiting for this object's monitor.

Methods declared in interface Value

type

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
`Type`	`type()`	Returns the run-time type of this value.

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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