IMemoryBlockRetrievalExtension (Eclipse Platform API Specification)

All Superinterfaces:

IMemoryBlockRetrieval
```
public interface IMemoryBlockRetrievalExtension
extends IMemoryBlockRetrieval
```
Extended capabilities for memory block retrieval. Supports the retrieval of memory blocks based on an expression and context.

Since:

3.1

Method Summary

All Methods Instance Methods Abstract Methods
Modifier and Type	Method	Description
`IMemoryBlockExtension`	`getExtendedMemoryBlock(String expression, Object context)`	Retrieves and returns a memory block.

Methods inherited from interface org.eclipse.debug.core.model.IMemoryBlockRetrieval
getMemoryBlock, supportsStorageRetrieval

- Method Detail
  - getExtendedMemoryBlock
```
IMemoryBlockExtension getExtendedMemoryBlock(String expression,
                                             Object context)
                                      throws DebugException
```
    Retrieves and returns a memory block.
    
    Parameters:
    
    expression - expression to be evaluated to an address
    
    context - context for evaluating the expression. This is typically a debug element.
    
    Returns:
    
    a memory block based on the given expression and context
    
    Throws:
    
    DebugException - if unable to retrieve the specified memory