Commands: Breakpoints

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Function: The command opens the Breakpoints view.

Call: View menu

The view shows an overview of all defined breakpoints for an application. You have access to all breakpoint commands within the view.

Table 81. Table of current breakpoints

Application	Select the required application from the list.
POU	Name of the POU which will get the breakpoint
Position	. Location of the breakpoint in the POU Text editor: Line number and column number Graphical editor: Network number or element number "(Impl)" indicates that the breakpoint is located in the implementation of the function block, not in an instance.
Instance Path	Full object path of the breakpoint location
Tasks	Names of tasks which should become effective when the breakpoint is executed If there are no restrictions, then "(all)" is displayed here.
Condition	Break always: No additional activation condition defined The breakpoint is always active. Boolean expression The expression has to yield `TRUE` for the breakpoint to be active.
Hit Count Condition	Specifies when the breakpoint should become effective (depending on the hit count)
Current Hit Count	Specifies how often the breakpoint has already been reached up to now during the execution ("hit")
Watched Values Last Updated	Displays the time of the last update of the watched values

Table 82. Toolbar

	New Breakpoint	The command opens the Breakpoint Properties dialog.
	New Data Breakpoint	The command opens the Breakpoint Properties dialog.
	Clear breakpoint	Removes the breakpoint Do not confuse this with disabling.
	Enable/disable breakpoint	. Toggles the status of the breakpoint or execution point between "enabled" and "disabled" : The breakpoint is enabled. : The breakpoint is disabled. : The execution point is enabled. : The execution point is disabled. : The data breakpoint is enabled. : The data breakpoint is disabled. : The data execution point is enabled. : The data execution point is disabled. Different from Clear Breakpoint, a disabled breakpoint remains in the list and can be enabled again.
	Properties	The Breakpoint Properties dialog opens for editing the breakpoint parameters. The dialog corresponds to the New Breakpoint dialog. In online mode, you can convert the breakpoint into an execution point.
	Go to source position	Opens the online view of the relevant POU The cursor is set at the breakpoint location.
	Clear all breakpoints	Deletes all breakpoints and execution points in the application The list is cleared. Do not confuse this with disabling.
	Enable all breakpoints	Enables all breakpoints and execution points which are currently disabled
	Disable all breakpoints	Disables all breakpoints and execution points which are currently enabled The points remain in the list and can be enabled again.

For more information, see: Using Breakpoints