In visual studio, as I am stepping through code, is there a way to execute a method call without stepping into it?

Question

Let's say I have

int a()
{
/* Tons of code
....*/
return someInt;
}

void main()
{
/* Tons of code
....*/

int k = a();

/* Tons of code
....*/
}

Next, lets pretend that I'm debugging one step at a time and about to go into the

int k = a();

statement but that I just want it executed without stepping through a() manually. Is there something I can do instead of F11 so it executes until the next statement in the method.

Right now I set a breakpoint after the call to a(), but I'm thinking there may be a better way.

Answer 1

Is it as simple as Step Over?

Answer 2

Yeah, use F10, "step over."

Answer 3

Yep, press F10 to step over the statement.

Answer 4

F10 to step over, or, if you have already stepped into a method, you can use Shift+F11 to step out of it.

Answer 5

StepOver is definitely what you want but I have a tip for you:

If you never want to step into a method (or class / struct etc) you can apply the DebuggerStepThroughAttribute to it and the debugger will always step over it unless you've explicitly put a breakpoint inside.

For properties, you have put put the attribute on the get / set accessors.

In your example:

[DebuggerStepThrough]
int a()
{
/* Tons of code
....*/
return someInt;
}

void main()
{
/* Tons of code
....*/

int k = a();

/* Tons of code
....*/
}