how to find which method called a specific method with break point in it

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As I was debugging my code, I placed a break point within a method called getDate().

I ran my code and execution halted right on my break point, which is great.

But is there a way in Eclipse or (preferably) Android Studio to find out which method called getDate() ?

http://stackoverflow.com/questions/4331336/step-back-in-eclipse-debugger might help — Ḟḹáḿíṅḡ Ⱬỏḿƀíé, Apr 30 '15 at 13:06
This is a bit about a tutorial and a bit about a software... Not sure it suits Stackoverflow. — shkschneider, Apr 30 '15 at 13:08

Blackbelt · Accepted Answer · 2015-04-30T13:09:41.063

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Yes there is a simple way. On Android studio it's called Frames perspective, and it is part of the debugger perspective. When your app stops on a breakpoint you can inspect the whole chain of callers

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answered Apr 30 '15 at 13:06

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can you provide some steps on how to do that ? – fred sgard Apr 30 '15 at 13:09
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you don't have to do nothing. If want jump to the caller, you have only to click on one of the *Frames* – Blackbelt Apr 30 '15 at 13:10

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In Eclipse, you can see the thread sequence in debug mode.

Or you can go to call hierarchy by selecting a particular method.

answered Apr 30 '15 at 13:04

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can you provide some steps on how to do that ? – fred sgard Apr 30 '15 at 13:05
_http://help.eclipse.org/indigo/index.jsp?topic=/org.eclipse.jdt.doc.user/reference/views/debug/ref-droptoframe.htm_ this might help. – kondu Apr 30 '15 at 13:09

how to find which method called a specific method with break point in it

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