Xcode – power of breakpoints

转自：http://www.albertopasca.it/whiletrue/2013/06/xcode-power-of-breakpoints/

A collection of useful Xcode debugging technique, using Breakpoints and LLDBdebugger.

Adding a special Breakpoint

Exception breakpoint

used to break each time a new exception is raised.
Common use, to catch uncaught exception:

1 2	*** Terminating app due to uncaught exception ’NSRangeException’, reason: ’-[__NSCFArray objectAtIndex:]: index (10) beyond bounds (3)

Symbolic breakpoint

Used to break on every call to a defined method:

1 2	- [UIViewController viewDidLoad] - [__NSCFArray objectAtIndex:]

Logging to console

Log string with NSLog

Replace your NSLog line (or add an NSLog in runtime) with a breakpoint.
Same effect, 0 line of code.

Log objects with NSLog (po)

1	NSLog ( @ "obj: %@", obj );

Conditional log

Ex: print “str” content only if aNumber is greater than 10.

1	expr  ( void )NSLog ( @ "Ok, print a log: %@", str ) "

Log something in a loop

Want to start printing value of “i” after 5 loop?

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for  (  int i = 0; i < 10; i ++  )    {      [self self ];  // something    }

Use “ignore” value and print using

1	expr  ( void )NSLog ( @ "Ok, print a log: %@", str )

Set breakpoints in runtime

Very useful if you want to set a breakpoint on a determinate condition. In runtime.

1	breakpoint set  -f APViewController.m  -l  33

Debug with sound :)

Useful LLDB commands

When Xcode stop on a breakpoint, you can interact with lldb from the console.

Help

1	(lldb ) help

Print backtrace (bt)

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(lldb ) bt * thread  #1: tid = 0x1c03, 0x00003146 Debug`-[APViewController callMe:andANumber:](self=0x07187e50, _cmd=0x000038b9, str=0x0715aa40, aNum=38) + 230 at APViewController.m:33, stop reason = breakpoint 3.1     frame  #0: 0x00003146 Debug`-[APViewController callMe:andANumber:](self=0x07187e50, _cmd=0x000038b9, str=0x0715aa40, aNum=38) + 230 at APViewController.m:33     frame  #1: 0x0000304a Debug`-[APViewController viewDidLoad](self=0x07187e50, _cmd=0x005c5a77) + 122 at APViewController.m:16     frame  #2: 0x000f41c7 UIKit`-[UIViewController loadViewIfRequired] + 536     frame  #3: 0x000f4232 UIKit`-[UIViewController view] + 33     frame  #4: 0x000433d5 UIKit`-[UIWindow addRootViewControllerViewIfPossible] + 66     frame  #5: 0x0004376f UIKit`-[UIWindow _setHidden:forced:] + 368     frame  #6: 0x00043905 UIKit`-[UIWindow _orderFrontWithoutMakingKey] + 49     frame  #7: 0x0004c917 UIKit`-[UIWindow makeKeyAndVisible] + 65     frame  #8: 0x00002e1b Debug`-[APAppDelegate application:didFinishLaunchingWithOptions:](self=0x07560750, _cmd=0x005a9c21, application=0x0716a640, launchOptions=0x00000000) + 571 at APAppDelegate.m:28     frame  #9: 0x00010157 UIKit`-[UIApplication _handleDelegateCallbacksWithOptions:isSuspended:restoreState:] + 266     frame  #10: 0x00010747 UIKit`-[UIApplication _callInitializationDelegatesForURL:payload:suspended:] + 1248     frame  #11: 0x0001194b UIKit`-[UIApplication _runWithURL:payload:launchOrientation:statusBarStyle:statusBarHidden:] + 805     frame  #12: 0x00022cb5 UIKit`-[UIApplication handleEvent:withNewEvent:] + 1022     frame  #13: 0x00023beb UIKit`-[UIApplication sendEvent:] + 85     frame  #14: 0x00015698 UIKit`_UIApplicationHandleEvent + 9874     frame  #15: 0x01becdf9 GraphicsServices`_PurpleEventCallback + 339     frame  #16: 0x01becad0 GraphicsServices`PurpleEventCallback + 46     frame  #17: 0x01c06bf5 CoreFoundation`__CFRUNLOOP_IS_CALLING_OUT_TO_A_SOURCE1_PERFORM_FUNCTION__ + 53     frame  #18: 0x01c06962 CoreFoundation`__CFRunLoopDoSource1 + 146     frame  #19: 0x01c37bb6 CoreFoundation`__CFRunLoopRun + 2118     frame  #20: 0x01c36f44 CoreFoundation`CFRunLoopRunSpecific + 276     frame  #21: 0x01c36e1b CoreFoundation`CFRunLoopRunInMode + 123     frame  #22: 0x0001117a UIKit`-[UIApplication _run] + 774     frame  #23: 0x00012ffc UIKit`UIApplicationMain + 1211     frame  #24: 0x00002b22 Debug`main(argc=1, argv=0xbffff3a4) + 130 at main.m:16     frame  #25: 0x00002a55 Debug`start + 53 (lldb )

Print primitives (p)

1	(lldb ) print anInt

Print objects (po)

1 2	(lldb ) po anObj (lldb ) po 0x0715aa40

Print expressions (expr)

1 2	(lldb ) expr  5 + 2 (lldb ) expr aString  =  @ "aNewValue"

Print something in thread

1	(lldb ) help frame