Using SoftBench Debugger

Setting and Using Breakpoints

specified breakpoint.

Changing Active / Suspend Status

By default, a new breakpoint is Active. If you want to deactivate a breakpoint without deleting it, you can Suspend the breakpoint. This may be useful if, for example, you want a breakpoint to occur only in certain circumstances. You could Suspend the breakpoint, proceed with debugging your program, and then re-Activatethe breakpoint as desired.

SoftBench Debugger provides several ways to change the status of a breakpoint:

•Click the middle mouse button on the Breakpoint Annotation in the Annotation Margin. This toggles the breakpoint status. The Breakpoint Annotation changes to reflect the new status. A suspended breakpoint has a slash through its Breakpoint Annotation.

•Modify a breakpoint (by Shift-clicking on its breakpoint symbol in the Annotation Margin, or by selecting the breakpoint in the "Breakpoint Listing" dialog box and selecting Change… ), select the "❍ Active" or "❍ Suspended" radio button, and select OK.

•Select a breakpoint in the "Break: Show…" dialog box and select the

Active or Suspend button.

•Choose "Break: Suspend All" or "Break: Activate All" to activate or suspend ALL breakpoints in your program.

Changing Verbose / Silent Status

By default, SoftBench Debugger reports the address of a breakpoint in the Debugger Output Area when it occurs. You control this reporting ability by the Verbose status. If you do not want the breakpoint address reported, modify a breakpoint (by Shift-clicking on its breakpoint symbol in the Annotation Margin, or by selecting the breakpoint in the "Breakpoint Listing" dialog box and selecting Change… ), select the "❍ Silent" radio button, and select OK. Select the "❍ Verbose" radio button and select OK to enable address reporting.

Clearing a Breakpoint

When you no longer want your program to stop at a breakpoint, you can clear the breakpoint. If you can see the breakpoint you want to clear in

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