What is breakpoint method?

In software development, a breakpoint is an intentional stopping or pausing place in a program , put in place for debugging purposes. It is also sometimes simply referred to as a pause. More generally, a breakpoint is a means of acquiring knowledge about a program during its execution.

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What is breakpoint used for?

Breakpoints are one of the most important debugging techniques in your developer’s toolbox. You set breakpoints wherever you want to pause debugger execution . For example, you may want to see the state of code variables or look at the call stack at a certain breakpoint.

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How do you debug a breakpoint?

Set breakpoints in source code To set a breakpoint in source code, click in the far left margin next to a line of code . You can also select the line and press F9, select Debug > Toggle Breakpoint, or right-click and select Breakpoint > Insert breakpoint. The breakpoint appears as a red dot in the left margin.

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