In Delphi: How to skip sections of code while debugging?

Question

I often accidently step into code that I\'m not interested in while debugging in Delphi.

Let\'s start by saying that I know that you can step over with F8, and that

Answer 1

No. I don't believe there is a way to tell the debugger to never stop in a certain section of code. There is no magic directive.

The best you can do when you get into a routine you don't want to be in is to use Shift+F8 which will Run until the Return. Then do a F7 or F8 to exit the procedure.

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Hmmm. Now I see Mason's answer. Learned something. Thanks, Mason. +1

Answer 2

Although it isn't a direct answer to your question, you could modify your first suggested solution by putting breakpoint at bla that is only enabled when a breakpoint at Foo is passed (or some other condition of your choose, such as iteration count). Then it will only break when you want it to.

As an aside, I am finding more and more that I am not halting execution at break points, but rather dumping variable values or stack dumps to the message log. This allows more careful analysis than on-the-fly inspection of variables, etc. FWIW.