Name: tb29552 Date: 04/20/2001


java version "1.3.0_02"
Java(TM) 2 Runtime Environment, Standard Edition (build 1.3.0_02)
Java HotSpot(TM) Client VM (build 1.3.0_02, mixed mode)

This is a problem with JDI functionality.

EventRequestManager is only able to create WatchpointRequest's (and all of its
children classes) on ReferenceType's, and not ObjectReference's.

For instance, the spec for EventRequestManager contains the following method:
AccessWatchpointRequest createAccessWatchpointRequest(Field field)

The problem is, AccessWatchpointRequest watches accesses to field made by any
instance of the class containing field. This makes it impossible to track the
changes to field which are made by one particular instance, since the
AccessWatchpointRequest is watching *all* instances of the class containing
field.
(Review ID: 121045)
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