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25
26package com.sun.jdi.event;
27
28import com.sun.jdi.*;
29
30/**
31 * Notification of initialization of a target VM.  This event is
32 * received before the main thread is started and before any
33 * application code has been executed. Before this event occurs
34 * a significant amount of system code has executed and a number
35 * of system classes have been loaded.
36 * This event is always generated by the target VM, even
37 * if not explicitly requested.
38 *
39 * @see VMDeathEvent
40 * @see EventQueue
41 * @see VirtualMachine
42 *
43 * @author Robert Field
44 * @since  1.3
45 */
46public interface VMStartEvent extends Event {
47    /**
48     * Returns the initial thread of the VM which has started.
49     *
50     * @return a {@link ThreadReference} which mirrors the event's thread in
51     * the target VM.
52     */
53    public ThreadReference thread();
54}
55