Being in Debug View, and after program termination, switch back to Java View in Eclipse

Question

I am looking for a way to come back to the standard Java View in Eclipse after the application I\'m debugging is over.

Is it possible to accomplish that? That is th

Answer 1

Eclipse is a generic platform where you can have a dozen type of different launch configurations, so a good and usable 'generic' implementation of this feature is not trivial.

However, there is an open bug report for this feature, which has some activity recently so there is a chance that this feature will be included after Eclipse 3.7.

Answer 2

Do you have to use Eclipse? There are other Java IDEs, for example in Intellij IDEA you can set the debug window 'unpinned', so it hides when you click on the editor. Personally I would find that behaviour annoying but it might work for you.

Answer 3

I personally have never seen such a feature. I also wouldn't consider such a feature desirable. Rare would be the occasion where I would be in debug mode for only a single run. Typically, the editing window provided in the debug mode is sufficient for any edits I would make during a debugging session.

Answer 4

I wrote a plugin that does what you want. Here's the update site:

http://backtojava.s3-website-us-east-1.amazonaws.com/

I didn't categorize the feature, so when you look for it, unselect the "Group items by category" checkbox.

And here's the project on Eclipse Labs I made to host the source:

https://hg.codespot.com/a/eclipselabs.org/backtojava

I haven't checked the Feature project in; just the plugin.