Using debug clauses

Eiffel provides ways to add debug code to features to help during their debugging. You may think of it as the well-known C construct:

#ifdef MY_DEBUG_FLAG/* Debug code is here */ #endif

The corresponding construct in Eiffel is provided by the debug keyword. It is possible to wrap code inside a debug clause like this: debug("MY_DEBUG_FLAG") -- Debug code is here. end

It is then possible to enable or disable debug clauses globally.

To modify the debug clauses status:

• Open the Project Settings dialog.
• In the Debug section, you can enable/disable the debug clauses.
• Click OK.
• You must recompile your project for the changes to take effect.

Tip: Debug clauses make it easy to remove all debug messages when finalizing a system.