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package org.netbeans.api.debugger.jpda;


/**
 * Represents an instance of java.lang.Class from the target VM.
 *
 * <pre style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 102);">
 * Since JDI interfaces evolve from one version to another, it's strongly recommended
 * not to implement this interface in client code. New methods can be added to
 * this interface at any time to keep up with the JDI functionality.</pre>
 *
 * @since 2.7
 *
 * @author Martin Entlicher
 */
public interface ClassVariable extends ObjectVariable {
    
    /**
     * Provides the class type of this class object.
     * 
     * @return the {@link JPDAClassType} representing the type of this class.
     */
    JPDAClassType getClassType();
    
}