Run Menu Actions

The Run Menu, found on the main menu of the Eclipse workbench contains all of the actions required run, debug, step through code and work with breakpoints. Different parts of the menu are visible at different times, as each perspective can be customized to show only specific capabilities.

An example is shown below.

File Menu
Run Menu Commands
Command Name Description Shortcut

Toggle Breakpoint Toggle Breakpoint Toggles the appropriate type of breakpoint based on what is currently selected Ctrl + Shift + B

Toggle Line Breakpoint Toggles a line breakpoint on the current executable line of code

Toggle Breakpoint Toggle Method Breakpoint Toggles a method breakpoint on the currently selected method declaration

Toggle Watchpoint Toggle Watchpoint Toggles a watchpoint on the currently selected field

Remove All Breakpoints Remove All Breakpoints Removes all of the breakpoints from the current workspace

Run Last Launched
Run

Allows you to quickly repeat the most recent launch in run mode or quickly run the selected resource, if that mode is supported (based on your current launch settings).

Ctrl + F11

Debug Last Launched
Debug

Allows you to quickly repeat the most recent launch in debug mode or to debug the current selection, if that mode is supported (based on your current launch settings).

F11

Run History

Presents a sub menu of the recent history of launch configurations launched in run mode

Run As

Presents a sub menu of registered run launch shortcuts. Launch shortcuts provide support for workbench or active editor selection sensitive launching.

Open Run Dialog
Open Run Dialog...

Opens the launch configuration dialog to manage run mode launch configurations.

Debug History Presents a sub menu of the recent history of launch configurations launched in debug mode

Debug As

Presents a sub menu of registered debug launch shortcuts. Launch shortcuts provide support for workbench or active editor selection sensitive launching.

Open Debug Dialog
Open Debug Dialog...

This command opens the launch configuration dialog to manage debug mode launch configurations.

Run Menu Commands
Name	Description	Shortcut
Toggle Breakpoint	Toggles the appropriate type of breakpoint based on what is currently selected	Ctrl + Shift + B
Toggle Line Breakpoint	Toggles a line breakpoint on the current executable line of code
Toggle Method Breakpoint	Toggles a method breakpoint on the currently selected method declaration
Toggle Watchpoint	Toggles a watchpoint on the currently selected field
Remove All Breakpoints	Removes all of the breakpoints from the current workspace
Run	Allows you to quickly repeat the most recent launch in run mode or quickly run the selected resource, if that mode is supported (based on your current launch settings).	Ctrl + F11
Debug	Allows you to quickly repeat the most recent launch in debug mode or to debug the current selection, if that mode is supported (based on your current launch settings).	F11
Run History	Presents a sub menu of the recent history of launch configurations launched in run mode
Run As	Presents a sub menu of registered run launch shortcuts. Launch shortcuts provide support for workbench or active editor selection sensitive launching.
Open Run Dialog...	Opens the launch configuration dialog to manage run mode launch configurations.
Debug History	Presents a sub menu of the recent history of launch configurations launched in debug mode
Debug As	Presents a sub menu of registered debug launch shortcuts. Launch shortcuts provide support for workbench or active editor selection sensitive launching.
Open Debug Dialog...	This command opens the launch configuration dialog to manage debug mode launch configurations.

Please refer to the Run Menu Actions in Java Development User Guide for detailed introduction.

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