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| <h2>Launching a program</h2> |
| <p>The platform debug plug-ins allow you to extend the platform so that your |
| program can be launched properly, obtaining input from the user if |
| necessary. </p> |
| <p>The class <a href="../reference/api/org/eclipse/debug/core/ILaunchConfiguration.html"><b>ILaunchConfiguration</b></a> |
| is used to describe how a program should be launched. A launch |
| configuration keeps a set of named attributes that can be used to store data |
| specific for a particular kind of launcher. Users interact with a launch |
| configuration dialog to set up the parameters for different types of |
| launches. These configurations can be |
| stored in a file to be shared with other users or stored locally in the workspace. </p> |
| <p>Plug-ins can contribute additional types of launchers and provide an <a href="../reference/api/org/eclipse/debug/core/model/ILaunchConfigurationDelegate.html"><b>ILaunchConfigurationDelegate</b></a> |
| that knows how to launch a program given the expected type of launch configuration. Once the program |
| is launched, an <a href="../reference/api/org/eclipse/debug/core/ILaunch.html"><b>ILaunch |
| </b> |
| </a>object is used to represent the launched session. This object can be |
| queried for information such as running processes, debug session information, |
| and source code location. A launch knows the configuration that was used to create |
| it. </p> |
| <p><img alt="" border="0" src="images/launch.jpg" width="495" height="191"> </p> |
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