Acrobat Javascript Debugger; Introduction To The Acrobat Javascript Debugger; Chapter Goals; Contents - Adobe 12001196 - Acrobat - Mac Manual

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Introduction to the Acrobat JavaScript Debugger

The Acrobat JavaScript Debugger allows debugging of JavaScript code in Acrobat. It is a
fully capable JavaScript debugger which lets you set breakpoints and inspect variable
values while stepping through code. The debugger is not available in the Acrobat Reader.
Debugging is controlled with a single dialog that you can open from the Acrobat menu
item Advanced > JavaScript > Debugger. If the debugger dialog is not open and you
happen to run a script that throws an exception or for which a breakpoint has been set, the
debugger dialog displays so that you can proceed with debugging without having to
manually open the debugger.
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Chapter Goals

At the end of this chapter, you will be able to:
Identify and understand how to use the controls provided by the debugger.
Start the debugger at the beginning of a script or from anywhere within a script.
Interactively execute code and display output to the console window.
Set customized watches and breakpoints.
Inspect the details of variables.
Complete a debugging session and start a new one while in the debugger dialog.

Contents

Topics and Exercises
Enabling the Acrobat JavaScript Debugger
Debugger Dialog Window
Debugger Buttons
Debugger Scripts Window
Call Stack List
Acrobat JavaScript Scripting Guide

Acrobat JavaScript Debugger

Debugging JavaScript stored in HTML pages viewed by Web browsers such as
:
NetScape or Internet Explorer, or any other kind of scripting languages, is not
possible using this debugger.
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