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| Setting Method Breakpoints |
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| Setting Method Breakpoints |
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| Method breakpoints are used when working with types that have no source |
| code (binary types). |
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| Open the class in the <strong>Outline View</strong>, and select the method where you want to add a method breakpoint. </li> |
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| <li> From the method's pop-up menu, select <strong>Toggle Method Breakpoint</strong>. |
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| A breakpoint appears in the <a href="../reference/views/breakpoints/ref-breakpoints_view.htm"><strong>Breakpoints View</strong></a>. If source exists for the class, then a breakpoint also appears in the marker bar in the file's editor for the method that |
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| While the breakpoint is enabled, thread execution suspends when the method is entered, before any line in the method is executed. |
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| <p>Method breakpoints can also be setup to break on method exit. In the Breakpoints view, select the breakpoint and toggle the |
| <strong><a href="../reference/views/breakpoints/ref-exit_contextaction.htm">Exit</a></strong> item in its context menu.</p> |
| <p>Method breakpoints can be <a href="../reference/views/breakpoints/ref-remove_viewaction.htm">removed</a>, <a href="../reference/views/breakpoints/ref-enable_contextaction.htm">enabled</a>, and <a href="../reference/views/breakpoints/ref-disable_contextaction.htm">disabled</a> just like line |
| breakpoints.</p> |
| <h3 class="related">Related concepts</h3> |
| <a href="../concepts/cbrkpnts.htm">Breakpoints</a> |
| <h3 class="related">Related tasks</h3> |
| <a href="../tasks/task-add_line_breakpoints.htm">Adding breakpoints</a><br> |
| <a href="../tasks/task-remove_line_breakpoints.htm">Removing breakpoints</a><br> |
| <a href="../tasks/task-enable_disable_breakpoints.htm">Enabling and disabling breakpoints</a><br> |
| <a href="task-apply_hit_count.htm">Applying hit counts</a><br> |
| <a href="task-catching_exceptions.htm">Catching Java exceptions</a> |
| <h3 class="related">Related references</h3> |
| <a href="../reference/views/breakpoints/ref-breakpoints_view.htm">Breakpoints view</a><br> |
| <a href="../reference/views/ref-view-outline.htm">Java outline</a> |
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