The IBM Debuggers allow for source-level debugging of your applications. The debugger's intuitive graphical user interface simplifies debugging. With a click of your mouse, you can add and delete both simple and complex breakpoints. You can set these breakpoints so that program execution halts:
When a specific line number is reached
Upon entry to a specific function
When a specific module is loaded
When a specific location in storage is changed
You can also:
Display and edit the values of variables, registers, and storage
Monitor the call stack
Single-step through code
Step into or step over functions and routines as well as step return
Set a frequency for line breakpoints to stop the program execution at specified iterations
All of these actions and more can be done from the convenience of your workstation.
The efficiency of debugging is one of the more important aspects of application development. The IBM Debuggers can make this aspect of application development and maintenance much more productive and easier than ever before. In addition, the IBM Debuggers offer a consistent paradigm across languages and platforms - once you have used one of the debuggers, you will be able to use the others without effort.
