Setting Debugger Options for the Environment
You can set options that are global to all debugger types
and options that are specific to the Java debuggers.
To set general debugger options:
- From the main window, choose Tools
Options.
- In the Options window, expand the Debugging and Executing node.
- Select the Debugger Settings node.
- On the Properties tab, modify the values to your preferred settings.
- Debugger Window Orientation.
Determines the orientation of the panes in the Debugger window. You have
three choices:
- Alternate. This value is the default value.
- Horizontal. Displays the toolbars vertically on the left of the window, the information
panes side-by-side in the middle, and the property sheet on the right.
- Vertical. Displays the toolbars horizontally across the top of the
window, the information panes below the toolbar, and the property
sheet at the bottom.
- Run Multisession.
Stores information about the choices you set in the
Run Multisession dialog box. True is mapped to the Start New Session button
and False is mapped to the Finish & Start button.
- Show Finish Debugger Dialog.
If True, opens a dialog box when
you choose Debug
Finish (Shift-F5).
In this dialog
box, you can choose which sessions you want to end.
- Show Run Multisession Dialog.
If True, opens the Run Multisession dialog box when you
start a debugging session and one is already running. The dialog
box offers you the choice of starting
a second session or stopping the existing session and starting a new one.
- Workspace.
Determines the workspace to activate when debugging a program (running, editing, GUI editing, browsing, debugging, or none).
To set options specific to Java debuggers:
- In the Options window, expand the Debugging and Executing node.
Then expand the Debugger Settings node.
- Select the Java node.
- On the property sheet, modify the values to your preferred settings.
- Action on Step Into.
Determines the action to perform when stepping into a method whose source is not available. You can step out of the method, stop and
debug without source code, or step to the first method with source code
mounted in the filesystem.
- Run Compilation.
If True, compiles a program before starting the debugger.
- Show Action on Step Into Dialog.
If True, opens an alert box that asks the action
to take when you step into a method without source code.
You can stop debugging, step out of the method, or find the source code.
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