Breakpoints

Breakpoints are an important part of any debugger. They allow the developer to pause code execution on a predefined line of code to continue execution step by step, while reviewing all the changes of the variables after each step. Since the NAV debugger is separated from the code editor, the breakpoints interface is also quite unusual compared to most popular development environments.

Now, we will complete a short walkthrough and try debugging one of the previously developed reports.

Activating breakpoints

A breakpoint in C/AL code can be set in the code editor, as well as in the debugger window. Open a C/AL object in the designer and locate the code you want to scrutinize under the debugger. For example, let&apos...