07.19 Searching Breakpoints

VERSIONS

2010

CODE

vstipDebug0002

When working with larger sets of breakpoints, it is useful to be able to search and filter based on criteria you choose. In Visual Studio 2010, you finally have the ability to search breakpoints the way you want. The ability to search your breakpoints is critical to being able to take actions on groups of breakpoints because the Breakpoints window commands now act on breakpoints that match the current search criteria. First, set some sample breakpoints in your code, and then open the Breakpoints window (Ctrl+Alt+B):

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For this example, set some labels for your breakpoints (see vstipDebug0001, ...

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