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Bug 251573

Summary:	Java-Debugger: Exceptions while executing toString() for Variables view propagated to the user via a popup
Product:	debugger	Reporter:	markiewb
Component:	Java	Assignee:	Martin Entlicher <mentlicher>
Status:	RESOLVED FIXED
Severity:	normal	CC:	Chiana
Priority:	P3
Version:	8.1
Hardware:	PC
OS:	Windows 7
Issue Type:	DEFECT	Exception Reporter:
Attachments:	Shows the issue

Description markiewb 2015-04-01 20:04:57 UTC

Created attachment 152985 [details]
Shows the issue

* open application (f.e. anagram game)
* set a breakpoint in a containing class
* create a toString()-method for the same class, which throws an exception
* start application in debug mode 
* navigate till the breakpoint is hit
* open variable view -> popup with an exception 

It is a regression, because this works in 8.0.2. See the screenshot

Product Version: NetBeans IDE Dev (Build 201504011006)
Java: 1.8.0_40; Java HotSpot(TM) 64-Bit Server VM 25.40-b25
Runtime: Java(TM) SE Runtime Environment 1.8.0_40-b25
System: Windows 7 version 6.1 running on amd64; Cp1252; en_US (nb)

Comment 1 Martin Entlicher 2015-04-02 16:56:24 UTC

I agree that this is not nice. I've already seen a request like this...

Comment 2 Martin Entlicher 2015-04-20 11:34:12 UTC

*** Bug 251843 has been marked as a duplicate of this bug. ***

Comment 3 Martin Entlicher 2015-04-30 14:23:49 UTC

This was fixed by http://hg.netbeans.org/core-main/rev/cf42ba2e1045

Comment 4 Chiana 2015-05-01 15:19:53 UTC

Just super, i've pointed this out several times. How about my earlier suggestion of implementing a model that the debugger can safley use? as;

@DebugSafe
private String debugSafeToString() {
  return ...;
}

or something similar...

Comment 5 Chiana 2015-05-02 14:49:40 UTC

This is the same as #225959