How to set a JavaScript breakpoint from code in Chrome?

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Paul picture Paul · Apr 7, 2012 · Viewed 273k times · Source

I want to force the Chrome debugger to break on a line via code, or else using some sort of comment tag such as something like console.break().

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xn. picture xn. · Apr 7, 2012

You can use debugger; within your code. If the developer console is open, execution will break. It works in firebug as well.

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