Javascript debugging with dynamically created html file?

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April 16, 2006 at 4:40 am #250544 Reply
swett
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My Java servlet uses a template engine to build an html file on the fly. A portion of the html file (located within the
```
<head>
```
tag) follows:
```
<script type="text/javascript" src="./Javascript/TeacherSubmitForm.js">
</script>

<script type="text/javascript">
function submitForm(buttonPressed,district,school,teacher) {
  submitFormExt(buttonPressed,district,school,teacher);
}
</script
```
My external Javascript file, TeacherSubmitForm.js, looks like the following:
```
function submitFormExt(buttonPressed,district,school,teacher) {
  listForm.hiddenButtonClicked.value=buttonPressed;
  listForm.hiddenDistrict.value=district;
  listForm.hiddenSchool.value=school;
  listForm.hiddenTeacher.value=teacher;
  listForm.submit();
}
```
The Launch URL that I’ve specified in my Debug As… definition is:
```
http://localhost:5019/DemoSystem/DemoServlet?appPkg=Standard&appName=TeacherList&dbProfile=sample&action=WriteScreen
```
The debugging doesn’t seem to work because I can’t figure out where to go to set a breakpoint. Am I correct in thinking that it is not yet possible to use Javascript debugging in dynamically created HTML files?

If it is already possible, can you provide any hints/instructions? I’ve already read the QuickStart documentation on the subject.

I’m using Eclipse 3.1 and MyEclipse 4.1.

Thank you.
April 16, 2006 at 11:24 am #250559 Reply

Greg
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You are correct. In the current version, you can’t set breakpoints for dynamically created HTML/Javascript. However, we realize that this is a valid use-case of JavaScript debugging and we plan to support this in the future. Thanks for the feedback and sorry for the inconveinence.
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