With a single exception, breakpoints can only be set when program execution is interrupted. If you clear all breakpoints, and run the program you are debugging to completion, you can no longer set a breakpoint on a line or at the start of a method. Also, if a program is running in a loop, execution is continuing and is not interrupted.
To debug your program under either of these conditions, select Run→Stop from the Source window. This stops execution at the next line of Java code that is executed. You can then set breakpoints at other points in the code.
