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package org.eclipse.jdt.debug.core;

import org.eclipse.core.runtime.CoreException;

/**
 * A breakpoint that suspends execution when a class is prepared in
 * a target VM.
 * <p>
 * Clients are not intended to implement this interface.
 * </p>
 * @since 3.0
 */
public interface IJavaClassPrepareBreakpoint extends IJavaBreakpoint {
	
	/**
	 * Constant indicating a class prepare breakpoint is associated with a
	 * class type. 
	 */
	public static final int TYPE_CLASS = 0;
	/**
	 * Constant indicating a class prepare breakpoint is associated with an
	 * interface type. 
	 */	
	public static final int TYPE_INTERFACE = 1;
	
	/**
	 * Returns a constant indicating what kind of type this breakpoint
	 * is associated with.
	 * 
	 * @return one of <code>TYPE_CLASS</code> or <code>TYPE_INTERFACE</code>
	 * @throws CoreException if unable to retrieve the attribute
	 */
	public int getMemberType() throws CoreException;
}