# Interface EventRequest

All Superinterfaces:
  `Mirror`

All Known Subinterfaces:
  `AccessWatchpointRequest, BreakpointRequest, ClassPrepareRequest, ClassUnloadRequest, ExceptionRequest, MethodEntryRequest, MethodExitRequest, ModificationWatchpointRequest, MonitorContendedEnteredRequest, MonitorContendedEnterRequest, MonitorWaitedRequest, MonitorWaitRequest, StepRequest, ThreadDeathRequest, ThreadStartRequest, VMDeathRequest, WatchpointRequest`

public interface EventRequest extends Mirror
Represents a request for notification of an event. Examples include `BreakpointRequest` and `ExceptionRequest`. When an event occurs for which an enabled request is present, an `EventSet` will be placed on the `EventQueue`. The collection of existing event requests is managed by the `EventRequestManager`.

The number of events generated for an event request can be controlled through filters. Filters provide additional constraints that an event must satisfy before it is placed on the event queue. Multiple filters can be used by making multiple calls to filter addition methods such as `ExceptionRequest.addClassFilter(java.lang.String classPattern)`. Filters are added to an event one at a time only while the event is disabled. Multiple filters are applied with CUT-OFF AND, in the order it was added to the request. Only events that satisfy all filters are placed in the event queue.

The set of available filters is dependent on the event request, some examples of filters are:

- Thread filters allow control over the thread for which events are generated.
- Class filters allow control over the class in which the event occurs.
- Instance filters allow control over the instance in which the event occurs.
- Count filters allow control over the number of times an event is reported.

Filters can dramatically improve debugger performance by reducing the amount of event traffic sent from the target VM to the debugger VM.

Any method on `EventRequest` which takes `EventRequest` as an parameter may throw `VMDisconnectedException` if the target VM is disconnected and the `VMDisconnectEvent` has been or is available to be read from the `EventQueue`.

Any method on `EventRequest` which takes `EventRequest` as an parameter may throw `VMOutOfMemoryException` if the target VM has run out of memory.

Since:
  1.3
See Also:
  - `BreakpointEvent`
  - `EventQueue`
  - `EventRequestManager`

- ## Field Summary

  Fields
  Modifier and Type
  Field
  Description
  `static final int`
  `SUSPEND_ALL`
  Suspend all threads when the event occurs
  `static final int`
  `SUSPEND_EVENT_THREAD`
  Suspend only the thread which generated the event when the event occurs
  `static final int`
  `SUSPEND_NONE`
  Suspend no threads when the event occurs

- ## Method Summary

  Modifier and Type
  Method
  Description
  `void`
  `addCountFilter(int count)`
  Limit the requested event to be reported at most once after a given number of occurrences.
  `void`
  `disable()`
  Same as `setEnabled(false)`.
  `void`
  `enable()`
  Same as `setEnabled(true)`.
  `Object`
  `getProperty(Object key)`
  Returns the value of the property with the specified key.
  `boolean`
  `isEnabled()`
  Determines if this event request is currently enabled.
  `void`
  `putProperty(Object key, Object value)`
  Add an arbitrary key/value "property" to this request.
  `void`
  `setEnabled(boolean val)`
  Enables or disables this event request.
  `void`
  `setSuspendPolicy(int policy)`
  Determines the threads to suspend when the requested event occurs in the target VM.
  `int`
  `suspendPolicy()`
  Returns a value which describes the threads to suspend when the requested event occurs in the target VM.

  ### Methods declared in interface Mirror

  `toString, virtualMachine`
  Modifier and Type
  Method
  Description
  `String`
  `toString()`
  Returns a String describing this mirror
  `VirtualMachine`
  `virtualMachine()`
  Gets the VirtualMachine to which this Mirror belongs.

- ## Field Details

  - ### SUSPEND_NONE

    static final int SUSPEND_NONE
    Suspend no threads when the event occurs
    See Also:
      - Constant Field Values

  - ### SUSPEND_EVENT_THREAD

    static final int SUSPEND_EVENT_THREAD
    Suspend only the thread which generated the event when the event occurs
    See Also:
      - Constant Field Values

  - ### SUSPEND_ALL

    static final int SUSPEND_ALL
    Suspend all threads when the event occurs
    See Also:
      - Constant Field Values

- ## Method Details

  - ### isEnabled

    boolean isEnabled()
    Determines if this event request is currently enabled.
    Returns:
      `true` if enabled; `false` otherwise.

  - ### setEnabled

    void setEnabled(boolean val)
    Enables or disables this event request. While this event request is disabled, the event request will be ignored and the target VM will not be stopped if any of its threads reaches the event request. Disabled event requests still exist, and are included in event request lists such as `EventRequestManager.breakpointRequests()`.
    Parameters:
      `val` - `true` if the event request is to be enabled; `false` otherwise.
    Throws:
      `InvalidRequestStateException` - if this request has been deleted.
      `IllegalThreadStateException` - if this is a StepRequest, `val` is `true`, and the thread named in the request has died or is not yet started.

  - ### enable

    void enable()
    Same as `setEnabled(true)`.
    Throws:
      `InvalidRequestStateException` - if this request has been deleted.
      `IllegalThreadStateException` - if this is a StepRequest and the thread named in the request has died or is not yet started.

  - ### disable

    void disable()
    Same as `setEnabled(false)`.
    Throws:
      `InvalidRequestStateException` - if this request has been deleted.

  - ### addCountFilter

    void addCountFilter(int count)
    Limit the requested event to be reported at most once after a given number of occurrences. The event is not reported the first `count - 1` times this filter is reached. To request a one-off event, call this method with a count of 1.

    Once the count reaches 0, any subsequent filters in this request are applied. If none of those filters cause the event to be suppressed, the event is reported. Otherwise, the event is not reported. In either case subsequent events are never reported for this request.

    Parameters:
      `count` - the number of occurrences before generating an event.
    Throws:
      `InvalidRequestStateException` - if this request is currently enabled or has been deleted. Filters may be added only to disabled requests.
      `IllegalArgumentException` - if `count` is less than one.

  - ### setSuspendPolicy

    void setSuspendPolicy(int policy)
    Determines the threads to suspend when the requested event occurs in the target VM. Use `SUSPEND_ALL` to suspend all threads in the target VM (the default). Use `SUSPEND_EVENT_THREAD` to suspend only the thread which generated the event. Use `SUSPEND_NONE` to suspend no threads.

    Thread suspensions through events have the same functionality as explicitly requested suspensions. See `ThreadReference.suspend()` and `VirtualMachine.suspend()` for details.

    Parameters:
      `policy` - the selected suspend policy.
    Throws:
      `InvalidRequestStateException` - if this request is currently enabled or has been deleted. Suspend policy may only be set in disabled requests.
      `IllegalArgumentException` - if the policy argument contains an illegal value.

  - ### suspendPolicy

    int suspendPolicy()
    Returns a value which describes the threads to suspend when the requested event occurs in the target VM. The returned value is `SUSPEND_ALL`, `SUSPEND_EVENT_THREAD`, or `SUSPEND_NONE`.
    Returns:
      the current suspend mode for this request

  - ### putProperty

    void putProperty(Object key, Object value)
    Add an arbitrary key/value "property" to this request. The property can be used by a client of the JDI to associate application information with the request; These client-set properties are not used internally by the JDI.

    The `get/putProperty` methods provide access to a small per-instance map. This is not to be confused with `Properties`.

    If value is null this method will remove the property.

    See Also:
      - `getProperty(Object)`

  - ### getProperty

    Object getProperty(Object key)
    Returns the value of the property with the specified key. Only properties added with `putProperty(Object, Object)` will return a non-null value.
    Returns:
      the value of this property or null
    See Also:
      - `putProperty(Object, Object)`