Setting a line breakpoint

A line breakpoint causes the execution of a thread to suspend at the location where the breakpoint is set. Line breakpoints are set on an executable line of a routine.

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To add a line breakpoint, perform one of the following tasks in the editor area:

Right-click the marker bar (the vertical bar to the left of the main text area) directly to the left of the line where you want to add the breakpoint and select Add Breakpoint from the pop-up menu.
Double-click the marker bar directly to the left of the line where you want to add the breakpoint.

A new line breakpoint marker is displayed in both the Breakpoints view and on the marker bar (directly to the left of the line where you added the breakpoint).

When a breakpoint is enabled, thread execution suspends before that line of code is executed. The debugger selects the thread that has been stopped by the breakpoint and automatically displays the stack frames for that thread. The line where the breakpoint was set is highlighted in the editor.

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