Starting a Debugging Session

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Command Shortcut Description
Debug and choose 
Start Session and choose
Run in Debugger
Alt-F5 or
Start icon
Runs the program until it reaches a breakpoint or exception or until the program terminates normally.
Debug and choose Step Into F7 or
Step Into icon
Runs the program to the first line after the main routine and pauses execution before any changes have been made to the state of the program.
Debug and choose 
Run to Cursor
F5 or
Run to Cursor icon
Runs the program to the cursor location in the Source Editor and pauses the program.
Tip To debug a particular class in a program, and not the entire program, select the class in the Filesystems window and choose the desired debugging command.
When you start a debugging session, the IDE automatically opens the debugger windows and prints debugger output to the Output window.
See Also
Attaching to a Java VM
Debugging on a 64-Bit Java VM
Stepping Through Your Program
Sessions Window

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