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package com.sun.jdi.event;
import com.sun.jdi.*;
/**
* Notification of a new running thread in the target VM.
* The new thread can be the result of a call to
* {@link java.lang.Thread#start}
or the result of
* attaching a new thread to the VM though JNI. The
* notification is generated by the new thread some time before
* its execution starts.
* Because of this timing, it is possible to receive other events
* for the thread before this event is received. (Notably,
* {@link MethodEntryEvent}s and {@link MethodExitEvent}s might occur
* during thread initialization.)
* It is also possible for {@link VirtualMachine#allThreads} to return
* a new started thread before this event is received.
*
* Note that this event gives no information * about the creation of the thread object which may have happened * much earlier, depending on the VM being debugged. * * @see EventQueue * @see VirtualMachine * @see ThreadReference * * @author Robert Field * @since 1.3 */ @jdk.Supported public interface ThreadStartEvent extends Event { /** * Returns the thread which has started. * * @return a {@link ThreadReference} which mirrors the event's thread in * the target VM. */ public ThreadReference thread(); }