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Chapter 5, Debugging

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The New Breakpoint dialog has four tabs:

Function

Used to add a breakpoint to a specific line of a specific function.

File

The tab shown in Figure 5-2; adds a breakpoint to a specific line in a

specific file in the solution.

Address

Adds a breakpoint to a specific memory address. Commonly used when

debugging unmanaged code.

Data

Used to add a breakpoint on a variable. When the variable changes, the

breakpoint will be hit. Data breakpoints can be used only when debug-

ging unmanaged code.

To add a breakpoint to a specific line of code, use the File tab. As Figure 5-2

shows, the File tab prompts you for the file and the line number for the

breakpoint.

Enter Break Mode When a Function Is Called

In addition to being able to break on a particular line of code, Visual Studio

makes it easy to break when a particular function is invoked. From the

Figure 5-2. New Breakpoint dialog—File tab

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Function tab of the New Breakpoint dialog—shown in Figure 5-3—you can

enter the name of the function where the breakpoint should be added.

In order to set the breakpoint, the function name needs to be fully qualified.

That is, you need to specify the function name as:

namespace.class.

methodName

. For example, suppose you have a C# Solution ...