[SOLVED] [newbie] any DEBUG?

[jon80]

If I remember well :), in C# it was possible to have portions of code that were used only during debugging such as:

IF #DEBUG

assert Expression1 : Expression2;

ENDIF #DEBUG

Is anything similar possible with Java 1.6? I would be able to switch off/on debug code when deploying the LIVE version to production, without having to comment out a lot of code.

Environment notes

Eclipse 3.4.2
java version "1.6.0_13"
Java(TM) SE Runtime Environment (build 1.6.0_13-b03)
Java HotSpot(TM) Client VM (build 11.3-b02, mixed mode, sharing)
Windows box (Windows Server 2008 64 bit)...regrettably :)

[CJSLMAN]

Please take a look at the following link:
Debug challenge: how do you debug a Java program?

It has plenty of examples of different types of ways to debug, including the one you want to use.

Luck,
CJSL

[jon80]

I figured out that using the "good old" println is pretty much of a popular debugger :)

[Eranga]

If I remember correctly, I think we discuss about the use of status variable to handle debug, just checking the condition true-false.