Sessions Window

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The Sessions window lists the debugging sessions currently running in the IDE. You can open the Sessions window by choosing Window submenu Debugging submenu Sessions (Ctrl-Alt-6). If you open the Sessions window when a debugging session is running, it closes automatically when you end the debugging session. If you open the window when no debugging session is running, it stays open until you close it.

The information given for each session includes the session name and state. In most cases, the state corresponds to the state of the process associated with the session. One session is the current session, unless no sessions are running. By default, the current session is the session that you most recently started.

Session States

The following table describes the session states.

State Description
Starting The program is being started. You cannot pause, resume, or single-step the application.
Running The application being debugged has been started and is executing instructions.
On Breakpoint The application is suspended because it hit a breakpoint.
Paused The application is suspended because you either paused the application or performed a step command (Step Into, Step Over, Step Out, or Run to Cursor).

Icons

The following table describes the icons displayed to the left of the session name.

Icon Description
Current sessionThe current session
SessionA session other than the current session

Actions

The contextual menu in the Sessions window includes the following items.

Menu Item Description
Make Current Makes the selected session the current session.
Finish Terminates the selected process and removes the session. If the process is attached, the process is disconnected without being terminated.
List Options Enables you to customize the display of the Sessions window, including adding and removing columns of information, reordering the columns, and sorting the columns. See Customizing a Debugger Window for more information.
Properties Displays the properties of the selected session.
See Also
Current Context in the Debugger
Starting a Debugging Session
Debugger Windows

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