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MyEclipse: Javascript debugging with dynamically created html file?

swett - Apr 16, 2006 - 10:40 AM
Post subject: Javascript debugging with dynamically created html file?

My Java servlet uses a template engine to build an html file on the fly. A portion of the html file (located within the

Code:

<head>

tag) follows:

Code:

My external Javascript file, TeacherSubmitForm.js, looks like the following:

Code:

function submitFormExt(buttonPressed,district,school,teacher) {
listForm.hiddenButtonClicked.value=buttonPressed;
listForm.hiddenDistrict.value=district;
listForm.hiddenSchool.value=school;
listForm.hiddenTeacher.value=teacher;
listForm.submit();
}

The Launch URL that I've specified in my Debug As... definition is:

Code:

http://localhost:5019/DemoSystem/DemoServlet?appPkg=Standard&appName=TeacherList&dbProfile=sample&action=WriteScreen

The debugging doesn't seem to work because I can't figure out where to go to set a breakpoint. Am I correct in thinking that it is not yet possible to use Javascript debugging in dynamically created HTML files?

If it is already possible, can you provide any hints/instructions? I've already read the QuickStart documentation on the subject.

I'm using Eclipse 3.1 and MyEclipse 4.1.

Thank you.

support-greg - Apr 16, 2006 - 05:24 PM
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You are correct. In the current version, you can't set breakpoints for dynamically created HTML/Javascript. However, we realize that this is a valid use-case of JavaScript debugging and we plan to support this in the future. Thanks for the feedback and sorry for the inconveinence.