Configuring the Default Debugger

From the Project Settings window, you can specify whether to use the JPDA or the JDK 1.1 as the default debugger and set the properties of that debugger. (The JPDA is automatically set to the default debugger at start-up if you are running the Java 2 Platform, Standard Edition, SDK 1.3.) When you reconfigure the default debugger, your changes affect all classes that use the debugger.

To configure the default debugger:

  1. From the main window, choose Project Settings.

  2. In the Project Settings window, expand the Debugger Types node and select Default Debugging.

    The properties are presented in two tabs: Properties and Expert.

  3. Modify the values to your preferred settings.

    Properties Tab
    Classic Switch A switch between the classic and HotSpot virtual machines. Set this value to true if HotSpot is installed.
    External Process The path to java.exe and its command line parameters. Clicking the ellipsis button (...) opens the Property Editor dialog box, which can help you define the process and its arguments.
    Identifying Name The name that the IDE uses to identify this debugger type. Classes do not register name changes of debugger types. If you change this property, any classes that use the debugger will revert to using the default debugger.
    Implementation The debugger that you are using. Your choices are the JPDA (if it is installed on your system) and the JDK 1.1 debugger. This implementation of the JDK 1.1 debugger runs an application on the Java 2 virtual machine.

    Expert Tab
    Boot Class Path (Read only) The path to the classes that make up the Java platform.
    Class Path (Read only) The path that the IDE uses to look up classes. This value overrides the default or the CLASSPATH environment variable.
    Filesystems Path (Read only) The current class path from Filesystems.
    Library Path (Read only) The class path containing the libraries and modules that the IDE uses.
    Working Directory The directory in which to start the process. If this value is null, the IDE's own working directory is used. This feature is available with JDK 1.3 and compatible.
See also
Configuring the JDK 1.1 Debugger
Configuring the Applet Debugger

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