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  65. <h4 class="subsubsection">15.4.4.1 Method Names in Commands</h4>
  66. <p>The following commands have been extended to accept Objective-C method
  67. names as line specifications:
  68. </p>
  69. <a name="index-clear_002c-and-Objective_002dC"></a>
  70. <a name="index-break_002c-and-Objective_002dC"></a>
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  74. <ul>
  75. <li> <code>clear</code>
  76. </li><li> <code>break</code>
  77. </li><li> <code>info line</code>
  78. </li><li> <code>jump</code>
  79. </li><li> <code>list</code>
  80. </li></ul>
  81. <p>A fully qualified Objective-C method name is specified as
  82. </p>
  83. <div class="smallexample">
  84. <pre class="smallexample">-[<var>Class</var> <var>methodName</var>]
  85. </pre></div>
  86. <p>where the minus sign is used to indicate an instance method and a
  87. plus sign (not shown) is used to indicate a class method. The class
  88. name <var>Class</var> and method name <var>methodName</var> are enclosed in
  89. brackets, similar to the way messages are specified in Objective-C
  90. source code. For example, to set a breakpoint at the <code>create</code>
  91. instance method of class <code>Fruit</code> in the program currently being
  92. debugged, enter:
  93. </p>
  94. <div class="smallexample">
  95. <pre class="smallexample">break -[Fruit create]
  96. </pre></div>
  97. <p>To list ten program lines around the <code>initialize</code> class method,
  98. enter:
  99. </p>
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  101. <pre class="smallexample">list +[NSText initialize]
  102. </pre></div>
  103. <p>In the current version of <small>GDB</small>, the plus or minus sign is
  104. required. In future versions of <small>GDB</small>, the plus or minus
  105. sign will be optional, but you can use it to narrow the search. It
  106. is also possible to specify just a method name:
  107. </p>
  108. <div class="smallexample">
  109. <pre class="smallexample">break create
  110. </pre></div>
  111. <p>You must specify the complete method name, including any colons. If
  112. your program&rsquo;s source files contain more than one <code>create</code> method,
  113. you&rsquo;ll be presented with a numbered list of classes that implement that
  114. method. Indicate your choice by number, or type &lsquo;<samp>0</samp>&rsquo; to exit if
  115. none apply.
  116. </p>
  117. <p>As another example, to clear a breakpoint established at the
  118. <code>makeKeyAndOrderFront:</code> method of the <code>NSWindow</code> class, enter:
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  121. <pre class="smallexample">clear -[NSWindow makeKeyAndOrderFront:]
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