07.20 Breakpoint Hit Count

MENU

[Context Menu] | Hit Count

COMMAND

EditorContextMenus.CodeWindow.Breakpoint.BreakpointHitCount

VERSIONS

2005, 2008, 2010

CODE

vstipDebug0019

Sometimes you might not want a breakpoint to stop the first time it is encountered. This is particularly true when you are working with loops and want to stop after a number of iterations. You can set a breakpoint so that it does not break every time but only when it is hit a certain number of times. Just right-click any breakpoint, and click Hit Count:

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The Breakpoint Hit Count dialog box appears:

The default is to “break always,” but you can change that to one of the following options: ...

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