IDebugElement (Eclipse Platform API Specification)

All Superinterfaces:

IAdaptable

All Known Subinterfaces:

IDebugTarget, IErrorReportingExpression, IExpression, IIndexedValue, IMemoryBlock, IMemoryBlockExtension, IRegister, IRegisterGroup, IStackFrame, IThread, IValue, IVariable, IWatchExpression

All Known Implementing Classes:

DebugElement
```
public interface IDebugElement
extends IAdaptable
```
A debug element represents an artifact in a program being debugged.
Some methods on debug elements require communication with the target program. Such methods may throw a DebugException with a status code of TARGET_REQUEST_FAILED when unable to complete a request due to a failure on the target. Methods that require communication with the target program or require the target to be in a specific state (for example, suspended), are declared as such.

Debug elements are language independent. However, language specific features can be made available via the adapter mechanism provided by IAdaptable, or by extending the debug element interfaces. A debug model is responsible for declaring any special adapters its debug elements implement.

Clients may implement this interface.

Method Summary

All Methods Instance Methods Abstract Methods
Modifier and Type	Method	Description
`IDebugTarget`	`getDebugTarget()`	Returns the debug target this element is contained in.
`ILaunch`	`getLaunch()`	Returns the launch this element is contained in.
`String`	`getModelIdentifier()`	Returns the unique identifier of the plug-in this debug element originated from.

Methods inherited from interface org.eclipse.core.runtime.IAdaptable
getAdapter

- Method Detail
  - getModelIdentifier
```
String getModelIdentifier()
```
    Returns the unique identifier of the plug-in this debug element originated from.
    
    Returns:
    
    the plug-in identifier
  - getDebugTarget
```
IDebugTarget getDebugTarget()
```
    Returns the debug target this element is contained in.
    
    Returns:
    
    the debug target this element is contained in
  - getLaunch
```
ILaunch getLaunch()
```
    Returns the launch this element is contained in.
    
    Returns:
    
    the launch this element is contained in