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Bug 195873

Summary: "Edit" action does not edit fixed watches
Product: debugger Reporter: Jiri Kovalsky <jkovalsky>
Component: JavaAssignee: Martin Entlicher <mentlicher>
Status: RESOLVED FIXED    
Severity: normal    
Priority: P3    
Version: 7.0   
Hardware: PC   
OS: Linux   
Issue Type: DEFECT Exception Reporter:

Description Jiri Kovalsky 2011-02-23 15:24:16 UTC 
Product Version: NetBeans IDE Dev (Build 201102220001)
Java: 1.6.0_24; Java HotSpot(TM) Client VM 19.1-b02
System: Linux version 2.6.35-22-generic running on i386; UTF-8; cs_CZ (nb)
Userdir: /home/cesilko/.netbeans/dev

Description:
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It would be nice if "Edit" action takes context into account. Right now it only edits original watch and not fixed watches.

Steps to reproduce:
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1. Create sample AnagramGame application.
2. Toggle breakpoint at line 54 in Anagrams.java and press Ctrl+F5.
3. Once the breakpoint is hit, invoke "Debug > New Watch..." from main menu.
4. Type "new Long(1)" into Watch Expression field and push "OK" button.
5. Right click "new Long(1)" watch node and invoke "Create Fixed Watch".
6. Right click newly created "new Long(1)" fixed watch node and invoke "Edit" from its popup menu.
7. Change it to "new Long(2)" and push "OK" - the original watch will be updated and not the fixed one.
Comment 1 Martin Entlicher 2011-03-07 12:52:15 UTC 
There's no real support for editing of fixed watches in the code, therefore the current behavior is a strange side-effect.
As a fast solution, I've disabled editing of fixed watches. It should not be a big problem, the fixed watches were designed as "fixed" anyway and a new fixed watch can be created from a modified watch when necessary.
Fixed by changeset:   190486:5d82a4184787
http://hg.netbeans.org/main/rev/5d82a4184787
Comment 2 Quality Engineering 2011-03-08 05:48:49 UTC 
Integrated into 'main-golden', will be available in build *201103080000* on http://bits.netbeans.org/dev/nightly/ (upload may still be in progress)
Changeset: http://hg.netbeans.org/main/rev/5d82a4184787
User: mentlicher@netbeans.org
Log: #195873 Disable editing of fixed watches.