Default Debugger

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The default debugger uses the Java Platform Debugger Architecture (JPDA). The following table shows which versions of the Java 2 Platform, Standard Edition (J2SE) support the JPDA.

JPDA Support

Version of J2SE JPDA Support
JDK v. 1.1 software No
J2SE v. 1.2 software Yes. You have to download and use a separate JPDA extension (library). To use the library, add it to the boot class path when starting the application.
J2SE v. 1.3 software Yes
J2SE v. 1.4 software Yes

Properties

To view or change the properties of the default debugger, open the Options window, expand Debugging and Executing and expand Debugger Types and select Default Debugging. The Properties tab of the default debugger contains the following properties:

The Expert tab of the default debugger contains the following properties:

See Also
Applet Debugger

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