Stepping through Code

After the debugger encounters a breakpoint and pauses program execution, you can step through the rest of the program statements, one statement at a time. You can use the Next command to advance to the next executable statement or you can use the Step and Step out commands for stepping through the code.

Choose Debug – Step to instruct the debugger to execute the next line of code. If it contains a function call, the debugger executes the function call and stops at the first line in the function. Choose Debug – Step Out if the control is with a function and you need to return to the calling function. The Step Out command causes the function code to be executed until the function returns the control.

The debugger must be in the break mode to use the Step and Step Out commands. If you step through the program statements when debugMode is off, some warning messages might appear in the CIW. To avoid the warning messages, set <function-name>.debugMode=t.

Choose Debug – Continue to resume the program execution after a breakpoint is encountered.

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Managing Breakpoints