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I'm using Eclipse IDE and notice an option in the Debug perspective in the Breakpoints view that allows me to chose/create a working set. I've found all kinds of help online that tells me how to make a working set or choose a working set, but nothing that explains what a working set is or why I'd want to use one.

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A working set is a subset of other objects. You can create a breakpoint working set that contains only some of your breakpoints, or a project working set that contains only part of your project, and so on. You would use working sets to let you easily switch back and forth between different parts of a project or workspace.

Josh Kelley
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    I'd just like to add that you will need to set the grouping to be by "Breakpoint Working Set" to be able to toggle each working set's breakpoints easily. Before, I tried to select the working set and didn't notice any particular changes. – nevets1219 Dec 08 '11 at 22:26