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package com.sun.jdi.request;

import com.sun.jdi.*;

/**

 * Request for notification when the contents of a field are accessed

 * in the target VM.

 * This event will be triggered when the specified field is accessed

 * by Java<SUP><FONT SIZE="-2">TM</FONT></SUP> programming

 * language code or by a

 * Java Native Interface (JNI) get function (<code>Get&lt;Type&gt;Field,

 * GetStatic&lt;Type&gt;Field</code>).

 * Access by JDI does not trigger this event.

 * When an enabled AccessWatchpointRequest is satisfied, an

 * {@link com.sun.jdi.event.EventSet event set} containing an

 * {@link com.sun.jdi.event.AccessWatchpointEvent AccessWatchpointEvent} will be placed

 * on the {@link com.sun.jdi.event.EventQueue EventQueue}.

 * The collection of existing ExceptionRequests is

 * managed by the {@link EventRequestManager}

 * The collection of existing

 * watchpoints is

 * managed by the {@link EventRequestManager}.

 * <p>

 * Note that the modification

 * of a Field is not considered an access.

 *

 * @see ModificationWatchpointRequest

 * @see com.sun.jdi.event.EventQueue

 * @see EventRequestManager

 *

 * @author Robert Field

 * @since  1.3

 */

@jdk.Exported

public interface AccessWatchpointRequest extends WatchpointRequest {

}