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Bug 327155

Summary:	Debug variables view: Detail pane - Show Class code source location
Product:	[Eclipse Project] JDT	Reporter:	Juan Heyns <juan>
Component:	Debug	Assignee:	JDT-Debug-Inbox <jdt-debug-inbox>
Status:	CLOSED WONTFIX	QA Contact:
Severity:	enhancement
Priority:	P3	CC:	Michael_Rennie
Version:	4.3
Target Milestone:	---
Hardware:	All
OS:	All
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Description Juan Heyns

2010-10-06 14:46:59 EDT

The normal detail formatter for a java.lang.Object only shows a this.toString() when there is no other formatters defined.

Classpath issues may be difficult to trace, and you are often not aware of it until things start to act up. It might be useful to include on the detail pane the source location of the class being viewed.

A simple but obviously not complete / foolproof method is to extend the formatter to show the source location like so:

this.getClass().getProtectionDomain().getCodeSource().getLocation().getPath()

Comment 1 Juan Heyns

2012-12-04 03:41:00 EST

If it is not clear from the description below. This is a request to improve the ability to debug classpath issues with the java debugging view.

Comment 2 Michael Rennie

2012-12-05 12:01:42 EST

(In reply to comment #1)
> If it is not clear from the description below. This is a request to improve
> the ability to debug classpath issues with the java debugging view.

Debug already allows you to customize the details for a variable in any way you like. 

There are two ways you can do this:

1. From the variables view you can select a variable and use the "New Detail Formatter" for that specific kind of variable - then add the code snippet to print out the details you want to see

2. You can navigate to the Java > Debug > Detail Formatters pref page and add formatters for anything you want.

Marking wontfix, since the platform already allows you to customize detail formatters