Using dbx With C++

Although this chapter concentrates on two specific aspects of debugging C++, dbx provides full functionality when debugging your C++ programs. You can still do the following tasks with your C++ program:

Find out about class and type definitions See Looking Up Definitions of Types and Classes Print or display inherited data members See Printing C++ Pointers Find out dynamic information about an object pointer See Printing C++ Pointers Debug virtual functions See Calling a Function Debug virtual functions See Calling a Function Using runtime type information See Printing the Value of a Variable, Expression, or Identifier Set breakpoints on all member functions of a class See Setting Breakpoints in All Member Functions of a Class Set breakpoints on all overloaded member functions See Setting Breakpoints in Member Functions of Different Classes Set breakpoints on all overloaded nonmember functions See Setting Multiple Breakpoints in Nonmember Functions Set breakpoints on all member functions of a particular object See Setting Breakpoints in Objects Deal with overloaded functions or data members See Setting a Breakpoint in a Function

The rest of this chapter concentrates on two specific aspects of debugging C++.