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Figure 12-3.
Using breakpoints in Visual Studio
Breakpoints are one of the most convenient ways to debug a program from Visual Studio. To learn more about
setting, removing, and manipulating breakpoints, see the following MSDN article:
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breakpoints are active only when using the Visual studio debugger. When executing a program that has been
compiled in release mode, or when the debugger is not active, breakpoints are unavailable.
Note
Using IntelliTrace
IntelliTrace is a feature introduced in Visual Studio 2010 Ultimate that makes the life of a developer much easier
when it comes to debugging. Visual Studio collects data about an application while it's executing to help developers
diagnose errors. The collected data is referred to as
IntelliTrace events
.
These events are collected as part of the default debugging experience, and among other things, they let
developers step back in time to see what happened in an application without having to restart the debugger. It is
particularly useful when a developer needs a deeper understanding of code execution by providing a way to collect
the complete execution history of an application.
Enable IntelliTrace for your application from the
Debug
➤
IntelliTrace
➤
Open IntelliTrace Settings
menu as
shown in Figure
12-4
.
