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Flex Article
Debugging Flex Applications with Flex Builder
James Polanco
Table of Contents
- Introduction
- Managing Breakpoints
- Starting a Debug Session
- The Debug Interface
- The No Breakpoints Dialog Box
One of the most powerful features in Macromedia Flex Builder 1.0 is the integrated Flex application debugger. With the debugger, you can:
- Set breakpoints
- View variables and their object trees
- Watch specific variables in different scopes
- Step in, over, and out of lines of code
Overall, this article explains how to use Flex Builder debugging and to help track down those tricky issues that arise in application development.
Requirements
To complete this tutorial you will need to install the following software and files:
Macromedia Flex Builder
About the author
James Polanco has been working with Macromedia for over four and a half years and is currently a QA Engineer on the Flex Builder development team. James has worked with and also provided support for Macromedia Flex Builder, Flex, JRun, Flash, Breeze, Director, Flash Remoting, ColdFusion, Dreamweaver, Flash Communication Server, and Authorware. Prior to working with Macromedia, James was an award-winning developer of computer-based training applications and educational websites for over three years.
