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## Interface HotSpotDiagnosticMXBean

- All Superinterfaces:
    PlatformManagedObject

      @Exported
      public interface HotSpotDiagnosticMXBean
      extends PlatformManagedObject

  Diagnostic management interface for the HotSpot Virtual Machine.

  The diagnostic MBean is registered to the platform MBeanServer as are other platform MBeans.

  The `ObjectName` for uniquely identifying the diagnostic MXBean within an MBeanServer is:

  > `com.sun.management:type=HotSpotDiagnostic`

  .* It can be obtained by calling the `PlatformManagedObject.getObjectName()` method. All methods throw a `NullPointerException` if any input argument is `null` unless it's stated otherwise.
  See Also:
    `ManagementFactory#getPlatformMXBeans(Class)`

- - ### Method Summary

    All Methods Instance Methods Abstract Methods
    Modifier and Type | Method | Description
    --- | --- | ---
    `void` | `dumpHeap(String outputFile, boolean live)` | Dumps the heap to the `outputFile` file in the same format as the hprof heap dump.
    `List<VMOption>` | `getDiagnosticOptions()` | Returns a list of `VMOption` objects for all diagnostic options.
    `VMOption` | `getVMOption(String name)` | Returns a `VMOption` object for a VM option of the given name.
    `void` | `setVMOption(String name, String value)` | Sets a VM option of the given name to the specified value.

    - ### Methods inherited from interface java.lang.management.PlatformManagedObject

      `getObjectName`

- - ### Method Detail

    - #### dumpHeap

          void dumpHeap(String outputFile,
                        boolean live)
                 throws IOException

      Dumps the heap to the `outputFile` file in the same format as the hprof heap dump.

      If this method is called remotely from another process, the heap dump output is written to a file named `outputFile` on the machine where the target VM is running. If outputFile is a relative path, it is relative to the working directory where the target VM was started.

      Parameters:
        `outputFile` - the system-dependent filename
        `live` - if `true` dump only live objects i.e. objects that are reachable from others
      Throws:
        `IOException` - if the `outputFile` already exists, cannot be created, opened, or written to.
        `UnsupportedOperationException` - if this operation is not supported.
        `IllegalArgumentException` - if `outputFile` does not end with ".hprof" suffix.
        `NullPointerException` - if `outputFile` is `null`.
        `SecurityException` - If a security manager exists and its `SecurityManager.checkWrite(java.lang.String)` method denies write access to the named file or the caller does not have ManagmentPermission("control").

    - #### getDiagnosticOptions

          List<VMOption> getDiagnosticOptions()

      Returns a list of `VMOption` objects for all diagnostic options. A diagnostic option is a `writeable` VM option that can be set dynamically mainly for troubleshooting and diagnosis.
      Returns:
        a list of `VMOption` objects for all diagnostic options.

    - #### getVMOption

          VMOption getVMOption(String name)

      Returns a `VMOption` object for a VM option of the given name.
      Returns:
        a `VMOption` object for a VM option of the given name.
      Throws:
        `NullPointerException` - if name is `null`.
        `IllegalArgumentException` - if a VM option of the given name does not exist.

    - #### setVMOption

          void setVMOption(String name,
                           String value)

      Sets a VM option of the given name to the specified value. The new value will be reflected in a new `VMOption` object returned by the `getVMOption(java.lang.String)` method or the `getDiagnosticOptions()` method. This method does not change the value of this `VMOption` object.
      Parameters:
        `name` - Name of a VM option
        `value` - New value of the VM option to be set
      Throws:
        `IllegalArgumentException` - if the VM option of the given name does not exist.
        `IllegalArgumentException` - if the new value is invalid.
        `IllegalArgumentException` - if the VM option is not writeable.
        `NullPointerException` - if name or value is `null`.
        `SecurityException` - if a security manager exists and the caller does not have ManagementPermission("control").

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