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  25 
  26 package com.sun.jdi.event;
  27 
  28 import com.sun.jdi.*;
  29 
  30 /**
  31  * Notification of initialization of a target VM.  This event is
  32  * received before the main thread is started and before any
  33  * application code has been executed. Before this event occurs
  34  * a significant amount of system code has executed and a number
  35  * of system classes have been loaded.
  36  * This event is always generated by the target VM, even
  37  * if not explicitly requested.
  38  *
  39  * @see VMDeathEvent
  40  * @see EventQueue
  41  * @see VirtualMachine
  42  *
  43  * @author Robert Field
  44  * @since  1.3
  45  */
  46 public interface VMStartEvent extends Event {
  47     /**
  48      * Returns the initial thread of the VM which has started.
  49      *
  50      * @return a {@link ThreadReference} which mirrors the event's thread in
  51      * the target VM.
  52      */
  53     public ThreadReference thread();
  54 }