Can I find out the return value before returning while debugging in Eclipse?

This feature was added to Eclipse version 4.7 M2 under Eclipse bug 40912.

To use it:

  • step over the return statement (using “Step Over” or “Step Return”)
  • now the first line in the variable view will show the result of the return statement, as “[statement xxx] returned: “

See Eclipse Project Oxygen (4.7) M2 – New and Noteworthy for details.

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