Patent ID: 8914776
Filing Date: 2014-12-16
Classification: G06F

Abstract:
1. A method implemented at least in part by a computer, the method comprising: during execution of code in a runtime environment, executing a statement of the code, the statement providing information regarding a notification, if any, to send to a debugger if exceptions occur while the code is executing, wherein executing the statement of the code comprises setting a property of a runtime object that is accessible to the runtime environment, wherein the property indicates that the notification is to be sent to the debugger if an exception is or would be handled in a scope associated with the statement, and wherein the property is not inherited across different function calls; encountering an exception while executing the code; evaluating program state that existed in the runtime environment when the exception was encountered, the evaluating program state comprising searching for an exception handler that will handle the exception, based on the program state and the information, determining the notification, if any, to send to the debugger in response to the exception.