VCCLCompilerTool.DebugInformationFormat Property

Definition

Gets or sets the type of debugging information generated by the compiler. DebugInformationFormat exposes the functionality of the compiler's /Z7, /Zi, /ZI (Debug Information Format) options.

C++/CX
public:
 property Microsoft::VisualStudio::VCProjectEngine::debugOption DebugInformationFormat { Microsoft::VisualStudio::VCProjectEngine::debugOption get(); void set(Microsoft::VisualStudio::VCProjectEngine::debugOption value); };

Property Value

A debugOption enumeration.

Attributes

Examples

See How to: Compile Example Code for Project Model Extensibility for information about how to compile and run this example.

The following example modifies the DebugInformationFormat property in the integrated development environment (IDE):

VB
' add reference to Microsoft.VisualStudio.VCProjectEngine.  
Imports EnvDTE  
Imports Microsoft.VisualStudio.VCProjectEngine  

Public Module Module1  
    Sub Test()  
        Dim prj As VCProject  
        Dim cfgs, tools As IVCCollection  
        Dim cfg As VCConfiguration  
        Dim tool As VCCLCompilerTool  
        prj = DTE.Solution.Projects.Item(1).Object  
        cfgs = prj.Configurations  
        cfg = cfgs.Item(1)  
        tool = cfg.Tools("VCCLCompilerTool")  
        tool.DebugInformationFormat = debugOption.debugEnabled  
    End Sub  
End Module  

Applies to

Product Versions
Visual Studio SDK 2015, 2017, 2019, 2022