Running a Debug Session › Use Breakpoints to Control Program Execution › Set Hit Counts and Conditional Breakpoints › Set a Hit Count

Set a Hit Count

You can set a hit count on a breakpoint from the Breakpoints view pop-up menu or from the pop-up menu of the vertical ruler in the PAD Code View editor.

Follow these steps:

1. Select the breakpoint to which a hit count is to be added. Right-click and select one of the following pop-up menu options depending on the view you are in:
   • Properties (from the Breakpoints view)
   • Breakpoint Properties (on a selected breakpoint in the Vertical ruler bar of the PAD Code View editor)

   The Breakpoint Properties dialog appears.

2. Do the following:
   1. Select hit count in the Hit Count combo box.
   2. Enter a number in the Hit Value field.

      Note: This value specifies the number of times you want to hit the breakpoint before suspending execution.

3. Click OK.

   The Diagram Trace Utility sets the hit count for the breakpoint.