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25 
26 package com.sun.jdi.event;
27 
28 import com.sun.jdi.*;
29 
30 /**
31  * Notification of initialization of a target VM.  This event is
32  * received before the main thread is started and before any
33  * application code has been executed. Before this event occurs
34  * a significant amount of system code has executed and a number
35  * of system classes have been loaded.
36  * This event is always generated by the target VM, even
37  * if not explicitly requested.
38  *
39  * @see VMDeathEvent
40  * @see EventQueue
41  * @see VirtualMachine
42  *
43  * @author Robert Field
44  * @since  1.3
45  */
46 @jdk.Exported
47 public interface VMStartEvent extends Event {
48     /**
49      * Returns the initial thread of the VM which has started.
50      *
51      * @return a {@link ThreadReference} which mirrors the event's thread in
52      * the target VM.
53      */
thread()54     public ThreadReference thread();
55 }
56