Debugging: Sessions Window

Use to view the debugging sessions currently running in the IDE.

Session States

There are three session states.

State Description

Starting

The program is being started. You cannot pause, resume, or single-step the application.

Running

The application being debugged has been started and is executing instructions.

Stopped

The application is suspended because it hit a breakpoint or because you either paused the application or performed a step command (Step Into, Step Over, Step Out, or Run to Cursor).


Icons

Icons are displayed to the left of the session name.

Element Description

Current session icon.

The current session.

Session icon.

A session other than the current session.


Actions

The Sessions window has the following commands in the context menu:

Element Description

Scope

Determines the threads affected.

Language

Determines the programming language.

Make Current

Makes the selected session the current session.

Finish

Terminates the selected process and removes the session. If the process is attached, the process is disconnected without being terminated.

Finish All

Terminates all debugging sessions.

List Options

Enables you to customize the display of the Sessions window, including adding and removing columns of information, reordering the columns, and sorting the columns. See Customizing a Debugger Window for more information.


Properties

By default, all properties are also displayed directly in the Sessions window, except for the Host Name property. To display the Host Name property in the Sessions window, click the Change column icon. icon in the upper right corner of the window, or right-click in the window and choose List Options > Change Visible Columns and then select Host Name in the dialog box.

The Sessions window has the following properties:

Element Description

Name

Specifies the name used to identify the session. The session name is usually the same as the program name.

Host Name

Specifies the name of the host on which the process is running.

Language

Specifies the programming language of the program being debugged.

State

Specifies the state of the process associated with the session.



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