Breakpoints View
The Breakpoints View lists all the breakpoints you currently have set in your workspace.
You can double-click a breakpoint to display its location in the editor (if applicable). You can also enable or disable breakpoints, delete them, add new ones, group them by working set, or set hit counts.
In the example shown below the Group by > Breakpoint Types option is turned on.
The commands available in the Breakpoints View are listed below.
Breakpoints View Commands Command
Name
Description
Availability
Access Changes if the selected watchpoint should suspend on access to its associated field. Context menu Add Exception Breakpoint Opens the create exception breakpoint dialog. View action Breakpoint Properties... Opens the breakpoints properties dialog. Context menu Caught Changes if the selected exception breakpoint should suspend when the specified type of exception is caught. Context menu Collapse All Collapses all of the items in the view. View action Copy Copies the selected breakpoints to the system clipboard. Context menu Disable Changes the selected breakpoint(s) to be disabled. Context menu Enable Changes the selected breakpoint(s) to be enabled. Context menu Entry Changes if the selected method breakpoint should suspend on entry to the associated method. Context menu Exit Changes if the selected method breakpoint should suspend on exit from the associated method. Context menu Expand All Expands all of the items in the view. View action Export Breakpoints... Opens the export breakpoints wizard. Context menu Go to File Opens the corresponding location of the breakpoint in the java editor. Context menu and view action Group By... Allows you to select an alternate grouping for your breakpoints or create your own. View action Hit Count Allows you to set or change the hit count for the selected breakpoint. Context menu Import Breakpoints... Opens the import breakpoints wizard. Context menu Link with View Changes if the breakpoints should be linked to the Debug View. View action Modification Changes if the selected watchpoint should suspend when its associated field is modified. Context menu Paste Pastes copied breakpoints into the view. Context menu Remove All Removes all breakpoints from the view. Context menu and view action Remove Selected Breakpoints Removes only the selected breakpoint(s) from the view. Context menu and view action Select All Selects all of the breakpoints in the view. Context menu Select Default Working Set Allows you to choose which working set will be the default one. View action Show Qualified Names Changes if qualified names are shown or not. View action Show Supported Breakpoints Changes if only supported breakpoints should be shown or not. View action Skip All Sets all breakpoints to be skipped. View action Suspend Allows you to choose what to suspend when the selected breakpoint is hit. Context menu Uncaught Changes if the selected exception breakpoint should suspend when the specified type of exception is not caught. Context menu Working Sets... Opens the working sets dialog. View action
Breakpoints
Java views
Java perspectives
Adding breakpoints
Applying hit counts
Catching Java exceptions
Removing breakpoints
Enabling and disabling breakpoints
Managing conditional breakpoints
Setting method breakpoints