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PL/SQL Step dialog box

The PL/SQL Step dialog box enables you to set options for stepping through suspended program unit code while debugging, and provides a graphical user interface for the Interpreter's STEP command. This dialog box displays when you choose Programright arrowStep (active only during suspended execution of a program unit when debugging in the PL/SQL Interpreter).

This dialog box contains:

Mode

Specifies which Step option to use.

  • Into resumes execution until the next executable statement.
  • Over resumes execution until the next executable statement in the current program unit, skipping over any subprogram calls.
  • Out resumes execution through a nested subprogram and halts at the next executable statement in the calling program unit.
  • To resumes execution until the specified location is reached.

Program Unit

Identifies the target program unit body for the STEP TO command option.

Line

Identifies the location within the target program unit body for the STEP TO command option.

Count

Specifies the number of times the STEP command is repeated. The count defaults to one.

Apply

Accepts the specified options and resumes program unit execution accordingly. Since step operations are usually repeated one after another, the Step dialog box remains displayed until you explicitly close it, or as long as there is an active debug level.