Defining a New Debugger Type

If the debuggers provided with the IDE do not suit your development tasks, you can define a new debugger type and use it as your default debugger. The new debugger type can call a new process or an existing process with different property settings.

To define a new debugger type:

  1. From the main window, choose Tools and choose Options.
  2. In the Options window, expand the Debugging and Executing node.
  3. Right-click the Debugger Types node and choose New and choose debugging service.
  4. In the wizard, type a name for the debugger and click Finish.
  5. Expand the Debugger Types node and select the debugger service you just created.
  6. On the Properties tab, modify the debugger's properties to your preferred settings.
Tip The IDE creates a new debugger type with basic property settings. To create a new debugger type with an existing debugger's properties, right-click the existing debugger type in the Options window and choose Copy. Then right-click the Debugger Types node and choose Paste and choose Copy.

To make the new debugger type the default debugger:

  1. In the Options window, expand the Editing node.
  2. Select the Java Sources node.
  3. On the Properties tab, find the Default Debugger property, click its value, and choose a debugger from the combo box.

    The new debugger type is assigned to all files and templates for which you have not specifically assigned a debugger type.

See also
Setting a Debugger Type in a Template
Removing a Debugger Type

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