Is there a similar functionality like the step out of a function to step out of a loop?
I am currently using VS2005, but am interested to know whether MS presented the option in any of the versions.
A:
No, there isn't such functionality in any version of VS.Net to date. Setting a breakpoint after the loop or using 'Run to cursor' are both reasonable workarounds.
Will A
2010-07-18 08:05:17
Assuming there's no 'return' or 'goto' somewhere in the loop body..
Ofek Shilon
2010-07-18 08:12:36
"Reasonable" is in the eye of the beholder. I was looking for a solution that would involve 2 keystrokes like `shift`+`F11`
Shaihi
2010-07-18 08:17:04
@Ofek - very true - which is most likely why there's no shift+F11 equivalent for loops - the debugger would have to either figure out all possible places you can end up after the loop or single-step repeatedly until the loop is left.
Will A
2010-07-18 08:28:05
@Will A - Regarding the return part at least I don't think the debugger needs to perform any differently than in the function case since it needs to perform the code anyhow and it might hit a debugcheck during the execution of the function.
Shaihi
2010-07-18 09:03:06
"Run to cursor" solves it with 1 mouseclick and Ctrl+F10 , it's reasonable simple
nos
2010-07-18 15:54:53
@Shaihi - If the beholder thinks it is reasonable to write a macro or add-in to solve this then the beholder is either spending way to much quality time with his debugger or needs glasses to see the beauty of the most pragmatic solution. Cheers
Berryl
2010-07-18 16:14:10
@Berry -I'm not loosing sleep over it;)@nos - I missed the run to cursor in the answer - I will check it out. thx
Shaihi
2010-07-18 18:22:50