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+/*
+ * Copyright 1998-2004 Sun Microsystems, Inc. All Rights Reserved.
+ * DO NOT ALTER OR REMOVE COPYRIGHT NOTICES OR THIS FILE HEADER.
+ *
+ * This code is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it
+ * under the terms of the GNU General Public License version 2 only, as
+ * published by the Free Software Foundation. Sun designates this
+ * particular file as subject to the "Classpath" exception as provided
+ * by Sun in the LICENSE file that accompanied this code.
+ *
+ * This code is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but WITHOUT
+ * ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or
+ * FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the GNU General Public License
+ * version 2 for more details (a copy is included in the LICENSE file that
+ * accompanied this code).
+ *
+ * You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License version
+ * 2 along with this work; if not, write to the Free Software Foundation,
+ * Inc., 51 Franklin St, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA 02110-1301 USA.
+ *
+ * Please contact Sun Microsystems, Inc., 4150 Network Circle, Santa Clara,
+ * CA 95054 USA or visit www.sun.com if you need additional information or
+ * have any questions.
+ */
+
+package com.sun.jdi;
+
+import java.util.List;
+
+/**
+ * A mirror of an interface in the target VM. An InterfaceType is
+ * a refinement of {@link ReferenceType} that applies to true interfaces
+ * in the JLS sense of the definition (not a class, not an array type).
+ * An interface type will never be returned by
+ * {@link ObjectReference#referenceType}, but it may be in the list
+ * of implemented interfaces for a {@link ClassType} that is returned
+ * by that method.
+ *
+ * @see ObjectReference
+ *
+ * @author Robert Field
+ * @author Gordon Hirsch
+ * @author James McIlree
+ * @since 1.3
+ */
+public interface InterfaceType extends ReferenceType {
+ /**
+ * Gets the interfaces directly extended by this interface.
+ * The returned list contains only those interfaces this
+ * interface has declared to be extended.
+ *
+ * @return a List of {@link InterfaceType} objects each mirroring
+ * an interface extended by this interface.
+ * If none exist, returns a zero length List.
+ * @throws ClassNotPreparedException if this class not yet been
+ * prepared.
+ */
+ List<InterfaceType> superinterfaces();
+
+ /**
+ * Gets the currently prepared interfaces which directly extend this
+ * interface. The returned list contains only those interfaces that
+ * declared this interface in their "extends" clause.
+ *
+ * @return a List of {@link InterfaceType} objects each mirroring
+ * an interface extending this interface.
+ * If none exist, returns a zero length List.
+ */
+ List<InterfaceType> subinterfaces();
+
+ /**
+ * Gets the currently prepared classes which directly implement this
+ * interface. The returned list contains only those classes that
+ * declared this interface in their "implements" clause.
+ *
+ * @return a List of {@link ClassType} objects each mirroring
+ * a class implementing this interface.
+ * If none exist, returns a zero length List.
+ */
+ List<ClassType> implementors();
+}