1. DEV354 Visual Studio 2005: New Enhancements For Debugging Applications
2004 MVP Global Summit
April 4-7, 2004
DEV354 Visual Studio 2005: New Enhancements For Debugging Applications
Habib Heydarian (habibh)
Scott Nonnenberg (scottno)
Program Managers
Microsoft Corporation
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2. What We’ve Heard… It’s difficult to view data
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April 4-7, 2004
What We’ve Heard…
It’s difficult to view data
Too many windows
Hard to find the data I want
I don’t know what my code is doing
Multi-threaded debugging is hard
I need to debug XSL Transforms
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3. “Too Many Windows” 2004 MVP Global Summit April 4-7, 2004
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4. Visual Studio 2002/2003 Many windows to look at data Autos Locals
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April 4-7, 2004
Visual Studio 2002/2003
Many windows to look at data
Autos
Locals
Watch
QuickWatch
Etc.
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5. DataTips In 2002/2003 DataTips are great but not enough:
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April 4-7, 2004
DataTips In 2002/2003
DataTips are great but not enough:
Good for viewing simple data
Not good for complex objects
Have to switch to other windows to view complex objects
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6. DataTips In 2005 The all-in-one debugging tool!
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April 4-7, 2004
DataTips In 2005
The all-in-one debugging tool!
Code in the editor, debug in the editor
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7. DataTips Scott Nonnenberg Program Manager Visual C#
2004 MVP Global Summit
April 4-7, 2004
DataTips
Scott Nonnenberg Program Manager
Visual C#
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8. “It’s Hard To Find The Data I Want”
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April 4-7, 2004
“It’s Hard To Find The Data I Want”
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9. Viewing Data In 2002/2003 Challenge: Properties versus fields?
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April 4-7, 2004
Viewing Data In 2002/2003
Challenge:
Properties versus fields?
Static members versus non-static members?
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10. Viewing Data Scott Nonnenberg Program Manager Visual C#
2004 MVP Global Summit
April 4-7, 2004
Viewing Data
Scott Nonnenberg Program Manager
Visual C#
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11. Screen Real Estate Duplicate information Useful information!
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April 4-7, 2004
Screen Real Estate
Duplicate information
Useful information!
In 2002 and 2003
Use mcee_cs.dat
In VS 2005
Use attributes to customize the debugger
<System.IO.FileStream>=File=<_fileName> Pos=<_pos>
[assembly: DebuggerDisplay (
"File={_fileName} Pos={_pos}", Target=typeof(System.IO.FileStream) )]
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12. 2004 MVP Global Summit
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Too Much Information
Internal implementation may not be useful when debugging
In Visual Studio 2003: Special case
ArrayList, Hashtable
In Visual Studio 2005
Use attributes to customize the debugger
Default views for most collections
Extensible
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13. Hierarchical View Not Enough
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April 4-7, 2004
Hierarchical View Not Enough
Data windows only show hierarchical view
Not ideal for viewing some types
DataSet
Image
XML
In Visual Studio 2005
Debugger Visualizers to the rescue!
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14. Making Data Easier To View
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April 4-7, 2004
Making Data Easier To View
Scott Nonnenberg Program Manager
Visual C#
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15. “I Don’t Know What My Code Is Doing”
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April 4-7, 2004
“I Don’t Know What My Code Is Doing”
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16. Tracepoints Breakpoints and Tracing rolled into one
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April 4-7, 2004
Tracepoints
Breakpoints and Tracing rolled into one
Trace + Breakpoint = Tracepoint
Instrument your application without changing code
When a Tracepoint is hit, you can
Print a message
Message goes to the Output Window
Run a Visual Studio macro
Same familiar interface as a breakpoint
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17. Tracepoints Scott Nonnenberg Program Manager Visual C#
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April 4-7, 2004
Tracepoints
Scott Nonnenberg Program Manager
Visual C#
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18. Tracepoints Message Syntax
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Tracepoints Message Syntax
Any string
“Hello World”
Any valid expression
{firstName}
Predefined messages like $FUNC, $TID
“{$FUNC}”
Any combination of the above
“ID = {this.ID} in function {$FUNC}”
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19. “Multi-Threaded Debugging Is Hard”
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“Multi-Threaded Debugging Is Hard”
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20. Breakpoint Filters Advanced feature for debugging
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April 4-7, 2004
Breakpoint Filters
Advanced feature for debugging
Distributed applications
Multi-process applications
Multi-threaded applications
Filter breakpoints by
Process ID or name
Thread ID or name
Machine name
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21. Multi-Threaded Debugging
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April 4-7, 2004
Multi-Threaded Debugging
Scott Nonnenberg Program Manager
Visual C#
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22. “I Need To Debug XSL Transforms”
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April 4-7, 2004
“I Need To Debug XSL Transforms”
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23. Debugging XSL Transforms
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April 4-7, 2004
Debugging XSL Transforms
You can now debug XSL Transformations inside Visual Studio
Two ways to do this:
Debug a standalone XSLT document
Use XML->Debug XSL to start the debugger
Debug an XSLT document loaded by an app
Step Into XSLTProcessor.Execute()
Use normal debugger functionality, e.g., Watch, Stepping, etc.
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24. Debugging XSL Transforms
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April 4-7, 2004
Debugging XSL Transforms
Scott Nonnenberg Program Manager
Visual C#
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25. Developer Centers on MSDN
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April 4-7, 2004
Developer Centers on MSDN
Debugger Team Blogs
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26. Please fill out a session evaluation on CommNet
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Please fill out a session evaluation on CommNet
Q1: Overall satisfaction with the session
Q2: Usefulness of the information
Q3: Presenter’s knowledge of the subject
Q4: Presenter’s presentation skills
Q5: Effectiveness of the presentation
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27. Questions? 2004 MVP Global Summit April 4-7, 2004
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28. © 2004 Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.
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29. Reference Slides 2004 MVP Global Summit April 4-7, 2004
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30. DataTips Navigation Via mouse Via keyboard
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DataTips Navigation
Via mouse
Display DataTip: move mouse over variable
Expand item: move mouse over ‘+’ (don’t need to click)
Collapse item: click mouse over ‘-’ OR move mouse off current expansion
Via keyboard
Expand item: →
Collapse item: ←
Move up/down: ↑↓
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31. 2004 MVP Global Summit
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DataTips Scrolling
Vertical scroll bar appears if > 15 items in DataTip
Via Mouse
Single-click on arrow to scroll up/down
Use mouse wheel to scroll up/down
Hover mouse over arrow to auto-scroll
Via Keyboard
Page Up/Page Down to scroll 15 items at a time
Up Arrow, Down Arrow to scroll 1 item at a time
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32. DataTips Editing To go into edit mode:
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DataTips Editing
To go into edit mode:
Single-click on variable name or value OR
Right-click item and select “Edit Value” from shortcut menu
Press ENTER to apply edit and exit edit mode
Press ESC to undo edit and exit edit mode
Other debugger windows are updated with new value
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33. DataTips Tips and Tricks
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April 4-7, 2004
DataTips Tips and Tricks
See your code underneath a DataTip
Press CTRL to make a DataTip temporarily transparent!
Add a variable in a DataTip to the Watch window
Right-click variable and select “Add Watch”
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