how to debug javascript step by step without dropping into compiled code or setting up breakpoints on each line

Question

I used to be able to in options set "enable script debugging" and when I ran Visual Studio I would start debugging and then the code would stop on a breakpoint. I could then use F10 and F11 to step the code without going into minified jquery libraries and keep moving without needing a breakpoint on each line. I can't do that now. I know how to launch the debugging tools but if I set a breakpoint in the source now I can't seem to step through it and I need to set breakpoints at each line and hope. In the case of REACT I seem to end up in the REACT minified code every time I try. There has to be a better way. Any help would be great. Thank you

Answer 1

Hello @McAninch, Robin,

Welcome to Microsoft Q&A forum.

Does using debugger meet your requirements? For example

debugger
function XXXXX() {
    ...
}

Sincerely,

Tianyu

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