Java Reference
In-Depth Information
Example 5.16
The Java debugger
help
command output
$ jdb GetUser
Initializing jdb ...
> help
** command list **
run [class [args]] -- start execution of application's main class
threads [threadgroup] -- list threads
thread <thread id> -- set default thread
suspend [thread id(s)] -- suspend threads (default: all)
resume [thread id(s)] -- resume threads (default: all)
where [thread id] | all -- dump a thread's stack
wherei [thread id] | all -- dump a thread's stack, with pc info
up [n frames] -- move up a thread's stack
down [n frames] -- move down a thread's stack
kill <thread> <expr> -- kill a thread with the given exception object
interrupt <thread> -- interrupt a thread
print <expr> -- print value of expression
dump <expr> -- print all object information
eval <expr> -- evaluate expression (same as print)
set <lvalue> = <expr> -- assign new value to field/variable/array element
locals -- print all local variables in current stack frame
classes -- list currently known classes
class <class id> -- show details of named class
methods <class id> -- list a class's methods
fields <class id> -- list a class's fields
threadgroups -- list threadgroups
threadgroup <name> -- set current threadgroup
stop in <class id>.<method>[(argument_type,...)]
-- set a breakpoint in a method
stop at <class id>:<line> -- set a breakpoint at a line
clear <class id>.<method>[(argument_type,...)]
-- clear a breakpoint in a method
clear <class id>:<line> -- clear a breakpoint at a line
clear -- list breakpoints
catch [uncaught|caught|all] <exception-class id>
-- break when specified exception occurs
ignore [uncaught|caught|all] <exception-class id>
-- cancel 'catch' for the specified exception
watch [access|all] <class id>.<field name>
-- watch access/modifications to a field
unwatch [access|all] <class id>.<field name>
-- discontinue watching access/modifications to a field
trace methods [thread] -- trace method entry and exit
