The Java Platform Debugger Architecture (JPDA) is a collection of
APIs to
debug Java
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code.
* Java Debugger Interface (JDI) – defines a high-level Java language interface that developers can easily use to write remote debugger application tools.
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Java Virtual Machine Tools Interface (JVMTI) – a native interface that helps to inspect the state and to control the execution of applications running in the
Java Virtual Machine
A Java virtual machine (JVM) is a virtual machine that enables a computer to run Java programs as well as programs written in other languages that are also compiled to Java bytecode. The JVM is detailed by a specification that formally describ ...
(
JVM).
* Java Virtual Machine Debug Interface (JVMDI) – ''JVMDI was deprecated in J2SE 5.0 in favor of JVM TI, and was removed in Java SE 6.''
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Java Debug Wire Protocol (JDWP) – defines communication between debuggee (a Java application) and
debugger
A debugger or debugging tool is a computer program used to test and debug other programs (the "target" program). The main use of a debugger is to run the target program under controlled conditions that permit the programmer to track its execut ...
processes.
Java Debugger Interface (JDI)
JDI is the highest-layer of the Java Platform Debugger Architecture. It allows to access the
JVM and the internal variables of the debugged program. It also allows to set
breakpoints,
stepping, and handle threads.
See also
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Eclipse
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, an open-source IDE integrated with JPDA support
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IntelliJ IDEA
IntelliJ IDEA is an integrated development environment (IDE) written in Java for developing computer software written in Java, Kotlin, Groovy, and other JVM-based languages. It is developed by JetBrains (formerly known as IntelliJ) and is a ...
, a commercial open-source Java IDE with integrated JPDA support
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JSwat, an open-source Java debugger using the JPDA
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NetBeans
NetBeans is an integrated development environment (IDE) for Java. NetBeans allows applications to be developed from a set of modular software components called ''modules''. NetBeans runs on Windows, macOS, Linux and Solaris. In addition to Java ...
, an open-source IDE using the JPDA
References
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External links
Java Platform Debugger Architecture for Java SE 7Java Platform Debugger Architecture for Java SE 8
Debuggers
Java platform