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SPDX-License-Identifier: EPL-2.0
Contributors:
    IBM Corporation - initial API and implementation

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 * Copyright (c) 2000, 2005 IBM Corporation and others.
 *
 * This program and the accompanying materials
 * are made available under the terms of the Eclipse Public License 2.0
 * which accompanies this distribution, and is available at
 * https://www.eclipse.org/legal/epl-2.0/
 *
 * SPDX-License-Identifier: EPL-2.0
 *
 * Contributors:
 *     IBM Corporation - initial API and implementation
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package org.eclipse.debug.core.model;


import org.eclipse.debug.core.DebugException;


A register is a special kind of variable that is contained
in a register group. Each register has a name and a value.
Not all debug architectures provide access to registers.


Clients may implement this interface.



Since:2.0
/**
 * A register is a special kind of variable that is contained
 * in a register group. Each register has a name and a value.
 * Not all debug architectures provide access to registers.
 * <p>
 * Clients may implement this interface.
 * </p>
 * @since 2.0
 */
public interface IRegister extends IVariable {

	
Returns the register group this register is contained in.

Throws:
  • DebugException – if this method fails. Reasons include:
               
      
               
    • Failure communicating with the debug target. The
               DebugException's status code contains the underlying
               exception responsible for the failure.
      • 
               
Returns:the register group this register is contained in
/**
	 * Returns the register group this register is contained in.
	 *
	 * @return the register group this register is contained in
	 * @exception DebugException if this method fails. Reasons include:
	 *                <ul>
	 *                <li>Failure communicating with the debug target. The
	 *                DebugException's status code contains the underlying
	 *                exception responsible for the failure.</li>
	 *                </ul>
	 */
	IRegisterGroup getRegisterGroup() throws DebugException;

}