Hi Bob, see my answers below - please help -thanks On Apr 27, 5:38 pm, Bob Kerns <[email protected]> wrote: > Um, by using the debugger, or if you don't want to do that, by looking > at the logs? > > You appear to have gotten an application compiled and built, yet are > unaware of the development environment. I can't quite figure how you > got to this point in your exploration, so I'm not sure what help you > need. > > So let's check a few basics. Are you aware: > > * There IS a debugger? - yes > > * There IS a view in the IDE to show you the log from the device (or > emulator)? That would show the stack trace (including line numbers) > for the error in question? - yes > > * That the debugger supports breakpoints, and single stepping? - i added a > ttoggle breakpoint (by right clicking on the screen -> toggle breakpoint) but > the debugger doesnt stop at the exact point. > > * That the debugger also supports breaking on exceptions? - I dont know, it > doesnt stop on breakpoints. > > * That the debugger for Android works essentially the same way as for > any other Java code? - I dont know > > * That the error message you see is the default one presented to end > users, and is not INTENDED to help developers? - correct. > > Any negative answer would be a clue about where to start reading and > exploring. > > On Apr 27, 11:06 am, SeriousCoder <[email protected]> wrote: > > > Guys, > > > I am new to android development but I know programming and I found out > > that the android development platform doesnt display error messages > > that make sense. For eg : I am in the process of creating a to-do-list > > app and this thing give me a message saying that "The application > > Widges (process widgets.controls) has stopped unexpectedly please try > > again". How in the world am I am supposed to debug this error or know > > what it means. Please advise > > > Thank you, > > > -- > > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google > > Groups "Android Developers" group. > > To post to this group, send email to [email protected] > > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > > [email protected] > > For more options, visit this group > > athttp://groups.google.com/group/android-developers?hl=en > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google > Groups "Android Developers" group. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected] > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected] > For more options, visit this group > athttp://groups.google.com/group/android-developers?hl=en
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