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package com.sun.jdi.event;

import com.sun.jdi.*;

/**

 * Notification of a completed thread in the target VM. The

 * notification is generated by the dying thread before it terminates.

 * Because of this timing, it is possible

 * for {@link VirtualMachine#allThreads} to return this thread

 * after this event is received.

 * <p>

 * Note that this event gives no information

 * about the lifetime of the thread object. It may or may not be collected

 * soon depending on what references exist in the target VM.

 *

 * @see EventQueue

 * @see VirtualMachine

 * @see ThreadReference

 *

 * @author Robert Field

 * @since  1.3

 */

@jdk.Exported

public interface ThreadDeathEvent extends Event {

    /**

     * Returns the thread which is terminating.

     *

     * @return a {@link ThreadReference} which mirrors the event's thread in

     * the target VM.

     */

    public ThreadReference thread();

}