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  1. Qt Creator
  2. QTCREATORBUG-21420

Implement "step into" for a specific function

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      It'd be nice to have an ability to step into a specific function during debugging.

      Imagine that we have the following code:

       

      foo(bar(), baz(42));
      

      and we want to step into foo. In this case we have to perform "step into"/"step out" a few times, which is not convenient. 

      It's possible to use Microsoft Visual Studio approach: when debugger is on a certain line there are all functions to step into listed in the right-click menu. For the example above "foo", "bar", and "baz" should be listed.

      Technically, this is possible at least for gdb/lldb. See the documentation for the following commands: advance, until, and skip.

       

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