Start/pause/stop debug session

Before debugging

1. Set breakpoints in the source code.

2. If necessary, create or modify the corresponding Run/Debug configuration.

Start a debug session

1. Select the run/debug configuration to execute, and then do one of the following:

   • Click icon in the left gutter, and then choose .

   • Click on the toolbar.

   • Select Run | Debug 'selected configuration' from the main menu.

   • Press Shift+F9.

2. Invoke the Run Anything dialog by pressing Ctrl (or search for Run anything in Help | Find Action Ctrl+Shift+A).

   In the Run Anything dialog, start typing the configuration name, select it from the list, then hold down Shift to switch to Debug mode, and press Enter to debug the selected configuration:

   

Note that after you've launched a debug session, the Debug tool window icon () toggles to indicating that the debugging process is active.

Pause a debug session

• From the main menu, choose Run | Debugging Actions | Pause Program.

• Click on the Debug toolbar.

Resume a debug session

• From the main menu, select Run | Debugging Actions | Resume Program.

• Click on the Debug toolbar.

• Press F9.

Terminate a debug session

• Click on the toolbar of the Debug tool window. Alternatively, press Ctrl+F2 and select the process to terminate (if there are two or more of them).