Debugger Automation? -- visual studio .net debugging

visual studio .net debugging : Debugger Automation?

Smith
1/23/2004 5:36:05 AM

Is it possible to access 'live' objects via debugging automation (i.e., through via a managed VS addin) ?

All I seem to be able to get is string representation of names and values.

thanks!

Habib Heydarian [MSFT]
1/23/2004 11:49:34 AM

You can evaluate the value of objects and call their members, etc. Does that
meet your requirements?

HabibH.

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Smith
1/25/2004 11:51:05 AM

Via the Debugger Object Model? How?

If my VS.NET plugin code is invoked when a breakpoint is hit (in another running VS instance), I can only get string references to values. I.e, I have a stack frame -- how do I get object references to the Locals

Habib Heydarian [MSFT]
1/25/2004 11:05:31 PM

You can use DTE.Debugger.GetExpression(). Here's a small code sample

Sub EvaluateExpression(ByVal str As String)

' Get the expression from the string
Dim e As Expression
e = DTE.Debugger.GetExpression(str, True)

' Iterate through the members for the expression
Dim i As Integer
For i = 1 To e.DataMembers.Count
Debug.Write(e.DataMembers.Item(i).Name & vbTab)
Debug.Write(e.DataMembers.Item(i).Value)
Next

End Sub

HabibH.

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running VS instance), I can only get string references to values. I.e, I
have a stack frame -- how do I get object references to the Locals?
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Smith
1/26/2004 12:51:06 AM

The problem remains however that all values from a run expression are strings.

I can see how I could manipulate the real object via only string expressions - however it seems like a massive workaround. There's no way to get at the *actual* object

Habib Heydarian [MSFT]
1/26/2004 1:17:22 AM

No. You can't get to the live objects in the debuggee from the debugger
automation model. The only way to do that is to use the same APIs that the
debugger does which are documented in the .NET Framework SDK. You can access
these APIs via native C++.

HabibH.

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expressions - however it seems like a massive workaround. There's no way to
get at the *actual* object?
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Smith
1/27/2004 7:46:16 AM

Thanks Habib for your help

Habib Heydarian [MSFT]
1/27/2004 6:49:39 PM

No problem. There are no plans to support this in the near future.

HabibH.

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apennell NO[at]SPAM online.microsoft.com
2/2/2004 10:42:46 PM

You can't, sorry.

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through via a managed VS addin) ?

All I seem to be able to get is string representation of names and values.

thanks!

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