Advanced Breakpoints
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Description
Programming the debugger to stop exactly when your debugging hypothesis is met is crucial to saving time and effort. You never want to sit in the debugger like a monkey pressing F5 over and over again. This session will teach you all the tricks to setting breakpoints so you can make best use of the debugger. Everything from interesting spots to set breakpoints, debugging without source code, break point modifiers, and multithreaded breakpoints are covered in this action-packed session.
Table of Contents
| 00:00:00 | Introduction |
| 00:00:38 | Why Are There No Data Breakpoints in .NET Code? |
| 00:04:02 | Breakpoints in the Call Stack Window |
| 00:05:51 | Sub Expression Breakpoints |
| 00:07:44 | Quickly Breaking on Any Method |
| 00:14:44 | Setting Breakpoints without Source Code |
| 00:20:31 | Hit Count Breakpoint Modifier |
| 00:25:02 | Conditional Breakpoint Modifier |
| 00:34:54 | Filter Breakpoint Modifier |
| 00:40:23 | Trace Point Modifier |
| 00:41:55 | Combining Modifiers |
| 00:43:49 | Conclusion |
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