Breakpoint (programming)

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A breakpoint ( English : break point ) designated in the debug (debugging) of computer programs a particularly marked in the program. If this program is started with a program for correcting errors, a debugger , this recognizes the marking and stops processing the commands at this point. The tester can now examine the status of the stopped program for possible causes of errors. For example, he can check whether variables have the values ​​to be expected at this point. In addition, he can run the program from this breakpoint in individual steps and thus localize the error more precisely.

literature

  • Peter Monadjemi: Visual Basic 2005 . Compendium. 1st edition. Markt und Technik, Munich 2008, ISBN 978-3-8272-4373-7 , debugging, exception handling and other tricks, p. 489 ff . (“The role of the breakpoints” is described on page 505 ff. Using Visual Basic).

Web links

  • pdb - The Python Debugger. In: Python v2.6.2 documentation. Python Software Foundation, 2009, accessed June 11, 2009 (Covers debugging using the Python debugger, called "breakpoints".).