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*
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package org.eclipse.jdt.debug.core;
import org.eclipse.debug.core.DebugException;
import org.eclipse.debug.core.model.IDebugElement;
/**
* The type of a value on a Java debug target - a primitive
* data type, class, interface, or array.
* <p>
* Since 3.2, an <code>IJavaType</code> is also a debug element
* </p>
* @see IJavaValue
* @noimplement This interface is not intended to be implemented by clients.
* @noextend This interface is not intended to be extended by clients.
*/
public interface IJavaType extends IDebugElement {
/**
* Returns the JNI-style signature for this type.
*
* @return signature
* @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></ul>
*/
public String getSignature() throws DebugException;
/**
* Returns the name of this type. For example, <code>"java.lang.String"</code>.
*
* @return the name of this type
* @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></ul>
*/
public String getName() throws DebugException;
}
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