How to: Use the Breakpoints Window

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For advanced users, the Breakpoints window provides a powerful means of manipulating breakpoints.

The following topics contain procedures you can perform from the Breakpoints window:

• How to: Set a Function Breakpoint

• How to: Set an Address Breakpoint

• How to: Edit a Breakpoint Location

• How to: Delete a Breakpoint

• How to: Enable or Disable a Breakpoint

• How to: Disable All Breakpoints

• How to: Delete All Breakpoints

• How to: Specify a Breakpoint Filter

• How to: Specify a Hit Count

• How to: Specify a Breakpoint Condition

Opening the Breakpoints Window

You can open the Breakpoints window from the Debug menu.

To open the Breakpoints Window

• On the Debug menu, point to Windows and then choose Breakpoints.

Go To Code from the Breakpoints Window

You can use this navigation feature to go from a breakpoint in the Breakpoints window to the corresponding location in source code or the Disassembly window.

Note

The dialog boxes and menu commands you see might differ from those described in Help, depending on your active settings or edition. To change your settings, go to the Tools menu and choose Import and Export Settings. For more information, see Visual Studio Settings.

To go to the location of a breakpoint

• In the Breakpoints window, right-click a breakpoint and choose Go To Source Code or Go To Disassembly

  —or—

  Click a breakpoint and then click the Go To Source Code or Go To Disassembly tool.

Adjusting the Breakpoints Window

You can adjust the Breakpoints window to display the information that you want to see, the way you want to see it.

To display additional columns

• In the toolbar at the top of the Breakpoints window, click the Columns tool and then select the name of the column you want to display.

To widen or narrow a column

• Click the column divider and drag the divider left or right.

To hide a column

• In the toolbar at the top of the Breakpoints window, click the Columns tool and then clear the name of the column you want to hide.

To rearrange the order of the columns

• Drag the column header.

To display the Breakpoints window

• On the Debug menu, choose Windows and then click Breakpoints.

See Also

Concepts

Breakpoints and Tracepoints