Chapter 11. Introduction to Debugging and Exception Handling

In this chapter you will learn the basic concepts of debugging an application and of handling exceptions. The chapter will be divided into the following categories:

You will start by understanding the basic concepts of debugging a program (what is debugging and why do you need it), and then you will learn the fundamentals: how to step through code, set breakpoints, look at the value of variables, and more.

Next you will learn what errors and exceptions are and what are the mechanisms the .NET Framework provides to describe and deal with exceptions. You will look at examples ...

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