How to stop other threads stealing focus when debugging in Eclipse?

Question

I\'m debugging a server process running in Eclipse 3.4.1. There are 20 threads or so, waking up at various interval after sleeping.

I set a breakpoint in one metho

Answer 1

Not sure if this will work (haven't got an Eclipse install to hand to confirm), but there's a debug option that you could try.

Under Run/Debug in the Preferences, there's an option called (something like) Activate debug view when a breakpoint is hit. If you uncheck that option Eclipse won't jump the focus to the debug view. It might also stop individual threads stealing the focus.

Answer 2

You could suspend the entire Java VM not only the executing thread to get rid of the focus problems.

Select a breakpoint in the breakpoints view and choose "Suspend VM" instead of "Suspend Thread". Under Preferences->Java->Debug you can make "Suspend VM" the default option.

Answer 3

I have had the same problem when debugging Play!Framework 2 applications. What seems to have finally solved it is to uncheck Java -> Monitors in the debug perspective/thread view panel context menu.

Answer 4

If the above does not help you can always disable all your breakpoints once you are debugging where you want to be.

In the Breakpoints view: Ctrl-A, Right click -> Disable

Answer 5

Could you use the option to stop all threads at the breakpoint?