Setting breakpoints with the Edit > Breakpoints command

Selecting Edit > Breakpoints (Source window) opens the dialog box shown below.

The Breakpoints dialog box allows you to create and manage both file-line and signal breakpoints (a.k.a., when breakpoints). For details on signal breakpoints, see "Setting signal breakpoints" and the when command.

You can enable and disable existing breakpoints by checking or unchecking the box next to the breakpoint's name. To add a new file-line breakpoint, select Add BP (or Edit Selected for an existing file-line breakpoint).

The Add/Edit Breakpoint dialog box includes the following options:

• File Name
  The file name in which you want to set the breakpoint. Required. The button next to this field allows you to browse to select a file.
• Line #
  The line number on which you want to set the breakpoint. Required.
• Condition
  The condition(s) that determine whether the breakpoint is hit. See the bp command for more information on creating the condition statement.
• Instance
  Specify a region in which the breakpoint should be set. If left blank, the breakpoint affects every instance in the design.
• Command(s)
  One or more commands that you want executed at the breakpoint.

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