Stepping In, Out, and Over Code
Probably the most common debug operation for developers is stepping through their code line by line and examining the data emitted by the application and the debugger. Code stepping is just that: examining a line, executing the line, and examining the results (and then repeating the process over and over). Because this is such a dominant activity, becoming efficient with the step operations in Visual Studio is important for maximizing the use of your time during a debug session. Here, we cover each of the stepping options and provide examples.
Start Debugging
The most common way to start a debug session is selecting the Start Debugging option (green “play” arrow) from the Debug menu or the similar arrow on the ...
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