In eclipse, while debugging, how do I access the interactive-top-level (a.ka. the "display console")?

eclipse, java

Solution

You can use the Display view to execute arbitrary code, access it via:

window->Show View->Display

then type the code you want to execute (you can use `CTRL+SPACE` for autocomplete).

to execute the code, select it then:

CTRL+SHIFT+D

That should execute the code based on the breakpoint you've hit.

Note: As of 2018, Display View has been renamed to Debug Shell View.

Problem

In most programming languages I've used, when debugging, when I hit a breakpoint, I have the ability to execute arbitrary code (whatever I type into the console after the breakpoint has been hit). How do I do this in Eclipse? The debugging mode has, by default, a display console, but no interactive console (into which I can input Java code for immediate execution)

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