Debug View

The Debug View allows you to manage the debugging or running of a program in the workbench. It displays the stack frame for the suspended threads for each target you are debugging. Each thread in your program appears as a node in the tree. It displays the process for each target you are running.

If the thread is suspended, its stack frames are shown as child elements.

Debug View

The Execution Control Commands allow you to debug your program, starting, stopping and stepping through the code.

Debug View Commands
Name	Description	Availability
Automatic	Configures the debug view to switch layout between a tree and a breadcrumb viewer automatically when the view is resized.	View action
Auto-Expand Breadcrumb	Configures the Debug Breadcrumb Drop-down to automatically expand elements when opened.	View action
Breadcrumb	Configures the debug view layout to use a breadcrumb viewer.	View action
Copy Stack	Copies the selected stack of suspended threads as well as the state of the running threads to the clipboard.	Context menu
Disconnect	Disconnects the debugger from the selected debug target when debugging remotely.	Context menu and view action
Drop to Frame	This command lets you drop back and reenter a specified stack frame. This feature is similar to "running backwards" and restarting your program part-way through. To drop back and reenter a specified stack frame, select the stack frame that you want to "drop" to, and select Drop to Frame. Some caveats apply to this feature: You cannot drop past a native method on the stack. Global data are unaffected and will retain their current values. For example, a static vector containing elements will not be cleared. Note: This command is only enabled if the underlying VM supports this feature.	Context menu and view action
Edit [configuration name]...	Opens the launch configuration dialog on the associated launch configuration, allowing you to make changes.	Context menu
Edit Step Filters	Opens the Step Filtering preference page to allowing editing of step filters	Context menu
Edit Source Lookup	Opens the source lookup dialog, allowing you to make changes.	Context menu
Filter Package	Adds the containing package for the type from the current suspended execution to the listing of step filters	Context menu
Filter Type	Adds the type from the current suspended execution to the listing of step filters	Context menu
Find...	Opens the debug view element searching dialog.	Context menu
Lookup Source	Forces source lookup to take place	Context menu
Open Declared Type	Opens the declared type for the selected stack frame in a new editor.	Context menu
Open Declared Type Hierarchy	Opens the type hierarchy for the declared type of the selected stack frame.	Context menu
Properties	This command displays the properties of the selected launch. It also allows you to view the full command line for a selected process.	Context menu
Relaunch	This command relaunches the selected debug target.	Context menu
Remove All Terminated Launches	Clears all terminated debug targets from the view display.	Context menu and view action
Resume	Resumes a suspended thread.	Context menu, Run menu and view action
Show Monitors	This option can be toggled to display or hide monitors. Note: this command will only display monitor information if the underlying VM supports it.	View action
Show Qualified Names	This option can be toggled to display or hide qualified names.	View action
Show System Threads	This option can be toggled to display or hide system threads	View action
Show Thread Groups	This option can be toggled to display or hide thread groups	View action
Step Into	Steps into the highlighted statement.	Context menu, Run menu and view action
Step Over	Steps over the highlighted statement. Execution will continue at the next line either in the same method or (if you are at the end of a method) it will continue in the method from which the current method was called. The cursor jumps to the declaration of the method and selects this line.	Context menu, Run menu and view action
Step Return	Steps out of the current method. This option stops execution after exiting the current method.	Context menu, Run menu and view action
Suspend	Suspends the selected thread of a target so that you can browse or modify code, inspect data, step, and so on.	Context menu, Run menu and view action
Terminate	Terminates the selected debug target.	Context menu, Run menu and view action
Terminate/Disconnect All	Terminates all active launches in the view.	Context menu
Terminate and Relaunch	Terminates the selected debug target and relaunches it.	Context menu
Terminate and Remove	Terminates the selected debug target and removes it from the view.	Context menu
Tree	Configures the debug view layout to use a tree viewer.	View action
Use Step Filters	Toggles step filters on/off. When on, all step functions apply step filters.	Context menu, Run menu and view action

Related concepts

Debugger
Java views
Local debugging
Remote debugging

Related reference

Debug Preferences
Views and editors
Run Menu