[jdt-debug-dev] JDT Debug implementation question...

["GRENECHE Hugo" <H.GRENECHE@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Hi,

 

I develop a special Virtual machine and I have a question about the implementation of the “Watch evaluation process”

 

I want to know why the implementation is based on Reflexion. When I try to “watch” a static Field, I saw that the jdt-debug try to get the Java.lang.Class of the remote VM, create a String in it, and invoke the method forName() of this class etc…

 

I don’t understand why jdt-debug does not use the ReferenceType – getValues JDWP command that allow to get the value of one or more static fields of a Reference Type.

 

I would like to knows why jdt-debug dev team choose this implementation to perform “watch evaluation”.

 

Thanks in advance and thanks for your great tool…

 

Best regards,

 

Hugo Greneche

H.Greneche@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx