Defining a conditional breakpoint

A computer program product tangibly embodied in a computer-readable storage medium and comprising instructions that when executed by a processor perform a method for activating a conditional breakpoint in an application program, the method comprising:

• detecting a conditional breakpoint in an application program being executed, the conditional breakpoint detected at a location in the application program that was defined based on a user selecting an event for activation of the conditional breakpoint;
• identifying a condition to which the conditional breakpoint is subject, the condition having been selected by the user from among multiple predefined conditions associated with the event to condition the activation;
• and
• interrupting execution of the application program provided that the condition is satisfied.

A computer program product tangibly embodied in a computer-readable storage medium, the computer program product including instructions that, when executed, generate on a display device a graphical user interface for defining a conditional breakpoint in an application program, the graphical user interface comprising:

• an event selection area for a user to select an event in an application program for activating a conditional breakpoint that interrupts execution of the application program;
• and
• a condition selection area for the user to select at least one condition of multiple predefined conditions that are associated with the event, the condition selected to condition activation of the conditional breakpoint;
• and
• wherein the conditional breakpoint is implemented in relation to the application program so that execution of the application program is interrupted provided that the condition is satisfied.