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package com.sun.jdi.event;

import com.sun.jdi.*;

Notification of a method return in the target VM. This event
is generated after all code in the method has executed, but the
location of this event is the last executed location in the method.
Method exit events are generated for both native and non-native
methods. Method exit events are not generated if the method terminates
with a thrown exception.
Author:
Robert Field
See Also:
EventQueue
Since:
 1.3/**
 * Notification of a method return in the target VM. This event
 * is generated after all code in the method has executed, but the
 * location of this event is the last executed location in the method.
 * Method exit events are generated for both native and non-native
 * methods. Method exit events are not generated if the method terminates
 * with a thrown exception.
 *
 * @see EventQueue
 *
 * @author Robert Field
 * @since  1.3
 */
public interface MethodExitEvent extends LocatableEvent {

    
Returns the method that was exited.
Throws:
ObjectCollectedException – may be thrown if class
has been garbage collected.
Returns:
a Method which mirrors the method that was exited./**
     * Returns the method that was exited.
     *
     * @return a {@link Method} which mirrors the method that was exited.
     * @throws ObjectCollectedException may be thrown if class
     * has been garbage collected.
     */
    public Method method();

    
Returns the value that the method will return. Not all target virtual machines support this operation. Use canGetMethodReturnValues() to determine if this operation is supported. 
Throws:
UnsupportedOperationException – if the target virtual machine does not support this operation - see canGetMethodReturnValues()
Returns:
a Value which mirrors the value to be returned.
Since:
1.6/**
     * Returns the value that the method will return.
     *
     * Not all target virtual machines support this operation.
     * Use
     * {@link VirtualMachine#canGetMethodReturnValues() canGetMethodReturnValues()}
     * to determine if this operation is supported.
     *
     * @return a {@link Value} which mirrors the value to be returned.
     *
     * @throws java.lang.UnsupportedOperationException if
     * the target virtual machine does not support this
     * operation - see
     * {@link VirtualMachine#canGetMethodReturnValues() canGetMethodReturnValues()}
     *
     * @since 1.6
     */

    public Value returnValue();
}