07.42 The Exceptions Dialog Box
DEFAULT | Ctrl+Alt+E |
VISUAL BASIC 6 | Ctrl+Alt+E |
VISUAL C# 2005 | Ctrl+Alt+E; Ctrl+D, Ctrl+E; Ctrl+D, E |
VISUAL C++ 2 | Ctrl+Alt+E |
VISUAL C++ 6 | Ctrl+Alt+E |
VISUAL STUDIO 6 | Ctrl+Alt+E |
WINDOWS | Alt,D, X |
MENU | Debug | Exceptions |
COMMAND | Debug.Exceptions |
VERSIONS | 2005, 2008, 2010 |
CODE | vstipDebug0039 |
By default, Visual Studio breaks only when an exception is not handled by user code. This can sometimes be problematic because the exception can bubble up through several calls far away from where the actual exception originally occurred, making it harder to find the problem.
You can use the Exceptions dialog box (Ctrl+Alt+E) to configure exceptions to break when they happen rather than checking to see whether they are unhandled:
The exceptions ...
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