Breakpoints Icons and Statuses

On this page:

• Basics
• Breakpoint states and icons

Basics

When a breakpoint is set, the editor displays a breakpoint icon in the gutter area to the left of the affected source code. A breakpoint icon denotes status of a breakpoint, and provides useful information about its type, location, and action.

The icons serve as convenient shortcuts for managing breakpoints. Clicking an icon removes the breakpoint. Successive use of Alt - click on an icon toggles its state between enabled and disabled. The settings of a breakpoint are shown in a tooltip when a mouse pointer hovers over a breakpoint icon in the gutter area of the editor.

Breakpoint states and icons

The table below summarizes the possible breakpoint states:

Status	Line Python / Django/ JavaScript	Temporary Line	Exception Python / Django / JavaScript	Description
Enabled				Shown at design-time or during the debugging session.
Disabled				Indicates that nothing happens when the breakpoint is hit.
Conditionally disabled				This state is assigned to breakpoints when they depend on another breakpoint to be activated.

When the button is pressed in the toolbar of the Debug tool window, all the breakpoints in a project are muted, and their icons become grey: .