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Breakpoints

Now that the value in TASKNUM has been properly initialized, the next step might be to continue testing by resuming program execution. However, this is a good opportunity to learn about another important CA InterTest feature: the ability to control program execution by setting breakpoints. A breakpoint is an intentional stopping or pausing place in a program, put in place for debugging purposes.

When you open or activate a program listing in the Program Listing area, the breakpoints added to that program appear as blue circles . When the mouse hovers over a blue circle, the following details of a breakpoint are displayed:

• Breakpoint type
• Program name
• Statement number (in square brackets)
• Source code text

The following illustration displays the information when the mouse hovers over a blue circle:

In this example, execution stops at the label OPTIONS.