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Stepping

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Use this page to improve the debug stepping speed and specify the elements to be skipped while stepping.

ItemDescription
Groovy
Do not step into specific Groovy classesSelect this checkbox if you don't want to step into the org.codehaus.groovy.* and groovy.* Groovy classes while debugging.
Java
Skip synthetic methodsSelect this checkbox to suppress stepping into synthetic methods (methods generated by the compiler) while debugging.
Skip constructorsSelect this checkbox to suppress stepping into constructors while debugging.
Skip class loadersSelect this checkbox to suppress stepping into class loaders while debugging.
Skip simple gettersSelect this checkbox to suppress stepping into simple getter methods (i.e., methods designed just to return the necessary value) while debugging.
Do not step into the classesSelect this checkbox to suppress stepping into the specified classes while debugging. The list of classes contains entries of two types:
  • Fully qualified class names.
  • Regular expressions (either exact matches or patterns that begin or end with "*", for example, java.*).

By default, the list contains some standard Java SDK class patterns so that you do not have to waste your time stepping into Java class libraries. Use the checkboxes in the list to disable/enable particular patterns temporarily.

Use the add class, add class pattern, and delete buttons to manage the list.

Evaluate finally blocks on pop frameSelect whether you want to evaluate finally blocks on pop frame or not, or you want to be notified before they are evaluated.
Resume only the current threadSelect this checkbox, if you need to resume only the active thread when stepping.
JavaScript
Do not step into library scriptsSelect this checkbox to suppress stepping into library scripts while debugging.
Do not step into scriptsSelect this checkbox to suppress stepping into certain scripts while debugging. Use the toolbar buttons to manage the list of scripts to be skipped.
ItemShortcutDescription
newAlt+InsertClick this button to add a new script filter.
deleteAlt+DeleteClick this button to delete the selected filter from the list.
edit1EnterClick this button to edit the selected filter.
arrowUp/arrowDownUse these buttons to arrange filters as required.
copyClick this button to create a copy of the selected filter.
Kotlin
Do not step into Kotlin runtime library implementation classesSelect this checkbox if you don't want to step into specific Kotlin classes while debugging.
Python (these options are only available if the Python plugin is installed and enabled)
Do not step into library scriptsSelect this checkbox to suppress stepping into library scripts while debugging.
Do not step into scriptsSelect this checkbox to suppress stepping into certain scripts while debugging. Use the toolbar buttons to manage the list of scripts to be skipped.
ItemShortcutDescription
newAlt+InsertClick this button to add a new script filter.
deleteAlt+DeleteClick this button to delete the selected filter from the list.
edit1EnterClick this button to edit the selected filter.
arrowUp/arrowDownUse these buttons to arrange filters as required.
copyClick this button to create a copy of the selected filter.
Ruby (these options are only available if the Ruby plugin is installed and enabled)
Ignore non-project sourcesSelect this checkbox to suppress stepping into non-project sources while debugging.
Last modified: 6 March 2018

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