The Java Platform Debugger Architecture (JPDA) is a collection of

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s to debug

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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. * 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

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). * 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.'' * Java Debug Wire Protocol (JDWP) – defines communication between debuggee (a Java application) and

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processes.

Java Debugger Interface (JDI)

JDI is the highest-layer of the Java Platform Debugger Architecture. It allows to access the

and the internal variables of the debugged program. It also allows to set

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s, stepping, and handle threads.

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