Begin by entering some debugging information
in the text editor window containing the yinyang.lsp program.
To set a breakpoint that interrupts program execution
- Move
the cursor in front of the open parenthesis in the line of code
that reads:
(setq half-r (/ radius 2))
The following
screen snapshot indicates the position of this statement within
the program:
- Click
the Toggle Breakpoint button in the Debug toolbar, or choose Debug
Toggle
Breakpoint from the VLISP menu. Toggle Breakpoint switches breakpoints
on and off. When no breakpoint exists, Toggle Breakpoint adds a
break; if a breakpoint already exists at the cursor position, Toggle Breakpoint
removes it.
- Load
the yinyang function, if
you have not done so already, run it from the VLISP Console prompt
by entering the following command:
After you
reply to the prompts the program displays at the AutoCAD command
line, VLISP halts yinyang execution at
the breakpoint you set and displays the code in the text editor
window:
Note
how the statement following the cursor is highlighted.