What is the id=xxx next to variable entries in the Eclipse Debugger> I know it seems to uniquely identify the object. But what I can't tell is what it's relationship to the object is.
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2possible duplicate of [Java object ID in jvm](http://stackoverflow.com/questions/3289550/java-object-id-in-jvm) – Petar Minchev Jul 25 '12 at 13:48
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@PetarMinchev Not completely. Your linked question is quite more specific, I think. – brimborium Jul 25 '12 at 13:52
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Another possible duplicate: [what the id mean in the eclipse variables view?](http://stackoverflow.com/q/11060897/716076) – Chris Dargis Jul 25 '12 at 14:15
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The ID number is arbitrarily assigned by the eclipse debugger, it is just a clue that can help when you are debugging to easily figure out if two variables are pointing to the same object or not ...
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How can I still watching this id (I mean monitoring this object) – Mohammed Subhi Sheikh Quroush Dec 26 '13 at 15:08
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From http://www.manning-sandbox.com/thread.jspa?threadID=11426 it looks like it is the JPDA ObjectReference.uniqueId
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