When using the Java debugger in Intellij what does “Drop Frame” mean?

Question

I was using the Java debugger within Intellij 8 and noticed a button labeled \"drop frame\", does anybody know what purpose this serves? How/why would this be used/useful?<

Answer 1

Drop Frame within the debugger pops the current stack frame and puts control back out to the calling method, resetting any local variables. This is very useful to repeatedly step through a function, but be warned: field mutations or global state changes will remain.

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