Chapter 9. Debugging in Visual Studio .NET

OBJECTIVES

  • Learn the three modes of Visual Basic

  • Learn to invoke the debugger

  • Learn to watch variables and set breakpoints

  • Learn to control and view the execution path of your source code in the debugger

  • Learn to use the Immediate window

This chapter examines the basics of the source code debugger that is built in to the Visual Studio .NET environment. You will learn about the different modes in which you'll work within Visual Studio, how to step through code, and how to set breakpoints. In addition, you will learn about many of the debugging tools and windows provided by the Visual Studio .NET environment.

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To follow along with the material in this chapter, load the sample project Debugger.sln.

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