You can use the commands in this section to control the execution
of your program in the debugger. The Go and Restart options provide
two ways to start the debugging process. For example, you may need
to restart the debugging process as you use breakpoints to isolate problems
in your program.
Stop Debugging offers a way to stop execution and enable loading
of a new executable. If the debugger is attached to an existing
process, Stop Debugging detaches the process. The Break Execution
option allows you to interrupt the program while it is executing,
which is helpful when you have not set breakpoints or cannot run
to the cursor interactively. For example, you can use Break Execution
to stop execution in an infinite loop.
Starting
the debug process (Go) |
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The Go option starts program execution or continues execution
from the location of the program counter.
On the Debug
menu, click Go.
Or, click the Go button in
the toolbar:
Restarting
the debug process (Restart) |
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The Restart command resets execution to the beginning of the
program being debugged. It uses the current program arguments and
environment variables settings. The debugger pauses at the program’s
entry point, and clears and initializes the Watch, Local Variables,
and Call Stack views.
If the debugger is attached to an existing process, Restart
detaches the process and starts a new process.
To restart
the debug process
On the Debug
menu, click Restart.
Or, click the Restart button
in the toolbar:
Stopping
a debug session |
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The Stop Debugging command stops executing the current program
and enables loading of a new executable. The program is still loaded
in the debugger, but no process is running. All views except the
Source view are cleared and initialized.
If the debugger is attached to an existing process, Stop Debugging
detaches the process. After it is detached, the process continues
running independently and WDB no longer has any control of the process.
On the Debug
menu, click Stop Debugging.
Or, click the Stop Debugging
button in the toolbar:
Pausing
program execution |
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The Break Executioncommand pauses execution of the program
running in the debugger. Once the program is paused, you can continue
debugging as if you had encountered a breakpoint at that location.
To pause
program execution
On the Debug
menu, click Break Execution.
Or, click the Break Execution
button in the toolbar:
Changing any debug settings will cause your executable to
restart.
