java设置断点后有什么用,Eclipse的Java的断点 - 的目的是什么？

I'm working with the Android tutorial and I just got to the debugging section and I'm wondering what the purpose of a Breakpoint is. I can't tell just yet... is it actually stopping the app so I can be sure it runs up until that point, or can I set multiple breakpoints and use them as markers to "stop and go" from breakpoint to breakpoint checking my code?

解决方案

A breakpoint is a place where the execution stops, and you can start inspecting the current situation in your debugger. This includes:

the point has actually been reached

the current values of all variables

the ability to change manually all variables

the current stacktrace - i.e. which methods were executed before the current one

the ability to add and execute arbitrary code

the ability to inspect the results of a method invocation, while not actually proceeding with the execution

In addition to that, you can manually step forward, line by line in your application. There are three options:

step into - enters a method which is invoked in the current line

step over - goes to the next line

step return - returns from the current method (to the method that invoked it)

You can set multiple breakpoints if you have multiple places where you want to do any of the above.

Generally speaking, a debugger is a very upgraded version of using System.out.println(..) or log.debug(..) all over the place in order to make sure certain conditions are present. (thanks to BalusC for this point)