Debugging Interfaces

Describes the unmanaged interfaces that handle the debugging of a program that is executing in the common language runtime (CLR).

In This Section

• ICLRDataEnumMemoryRegions Interface
  Provides a method to enumerate regions of memory that are specified by callers.

• ICLRDataEnumMemoryRegionsCallback Interface
  Provides a callback method for EnumMemoryRegions to report to the debugger, the result of an attempt to enumerate a specified region of memory.

• ICLRDataTarget Interface
  Provides methods for interaction with a target CLR process.

• ICLRDataTarget2 Interface
  A subclass of ICLRDataTarget that is used by the data access services layer to manipulate virtual memory regions in the target process.

• ICLRMetadataLocator Interface
  Interface used by the data access services layer to locate metadata of assemblies in a target process.

• ICorDebug Interface
  Provides methods that allow developers to debug applications in the CLR environment.

• ICorDebugAppDomain Interface
  Provides methods for debugging application domains.

• ICorDebugAppDomain2 Interface
  Provides methods to work with arrays, pointers, function pointers, and ByRef types. This interface is an extension of the ICorDebugAppDomain interface.

• ICorDebugAppDomainEnum Interface
  Provides a method that returns a specified number of ICorDebugAppDomain values starting at the next location in the enumeration.

• ICorDebugArrayValue Interface
  A subclass of ICorDebugHeapValue that represents a single-dimensional or multi-dimensional array.

• ICorDebugAssembly Interface
  Represents an assembly.

• ICorDebugAssembly2 Interface
  Represents an assembly. This interface is an extension of the ICorDebugAssembly interface.

• ICorDebugAssemblyEnum Interface
  Implements ICorDebugEnum methods, and enumerates ICorDebugAssembly arrays.

• ICorDebugBoxValue Interface
  A subclass of ICorDebugHeapValue that represents a boxed value class object.

• ICorDebugBreakpoint Interface
  Represents a breakpoint in a function or a watch point on a value.

• ICorDebugBreakpointEnum Interface
  Implements ICorDebugEnum methods, and enumerates ICorDebugBreakpoint arrays.

• ICorDebugChain Interface
  Represents a segment of a physical or logical call stack.

• ICorDebugChainEnum Interface
  Implements ICorDebugEnum methods, and enumerates ICorDebugChain arrays.

• ICorDebugClass Interface
  Represents a type, which can be either basic or complex (that is, user-defined). If the type is generic, ICorDebugClass represents the uninstantiated generic type.

• ICorDebugClass2 Interface
  Represents a generic class or a class with a method parameter of type Type. This interface extends ICorDebugClass.

• ICorDebugCode Interface
  Represents a segment of either Microsoft intermediate language (MSIL) code or native code.

• ICorDebugCode2 Interface
  Provides methods that extend the capabilities of ICorDebugCode.

• ICorDebugCodeEnum Interface
  Implements ICorDebugEnum methods, and enumerates ICorDebugCode arrays.

• ICorDebugContext Interface
  Represents a context object. This interface has not been implemented yet.

• ICorDebugController Interface
  Represents a scope, either a Process or an AppDomain, in which code execution context can be controlled.

• ICorDebugEditAndContinueErrorInfo Interface
  Obsolete. Do not use this interface.

• ICorDebugEditAndContinueSnapshot Interface
  Obsolete. Do not use this interface.

• ICorDebugEnum Interface
  Serves as the abstract base interface for debugging enumerators.

• ICorDebugErrorInfoEnum Interface
  Obsolete. Do not use this interface.

• ICorDebugEval Interface
  Provides methods to enable the debugger to execute code within the context of the code being debugged.

• ICorDebugEval2 Interface
  Extends ICorDebugEval to provide support for generic types.

• ICorDebugFrame Interface
  Represents a frame on the current stack.

• ICorDebugFrameEnum Interface
  Implements ICorDebugEnum methods, and enumerates ICorDebugFrame arrays.

• ICorDebugFunction Interface
  Represents a managed function or method.

• ICorDebugFunction2 Interface
  Logically extends ICorDebugFunction to provide support for Just My Code step-through debugging.

• ICorDebugFunctionBreakpoint Interface
  Extends ICorDebugBreakpoint to support breakpoints within functions.

• ICorDebugGenericValue Interface
  A subclass of ICorDebugValue that applies to all values. This interface provides Get and Set methods for the value.

• ICorDebugHandleValue Interface
  A subclass of ICorDebugReferenceValue that represents a reference value to which the debugger has created a handle for garbage collection.

• ICorDebugHeapValue Interface
  A subclass of ICorDebugValue that represents an object that has been collected by the CLR garbage collector.

• ICorDebugHeapValue2 Interface
  An extension of ICorDebugHeapValue that provides support for runtime handles.

• ICorDebugILFrame Interface
  Represents a stack frame of MSIL code.

• ICorDebugILFrame2 Interface
  A logical extension of ICorDebugILFrame.

• ICorDebugInternalFrame Interface
  Identifies frame types for the debugger.

• ICorDebugManagedCallback Interface
  Provides methods to process debugger callbacks.

• ICorDebugManagedCallback2 Interface
  Provides methods to support debugger exception handling and managed debugging assistants (MDAs). ICorDebugManagedCallback2 is a logical extension of ICorDebugManagedCallback.

• ICorDebugMDA Interface
  Represents a managed debugging assistant (MDA) message.

• ICorDebugModule Interface
  Represents a CLR module, which is either an executable or a dynamic-link library (DLL).

• ICorDebugModule2 Interface
  Serves as a logical extension to ICorDebugModule.

• ICorDebugModuleBreakpoint Interface
  Extends ICorDebugBreakpoint to provide access to specific modules.

• ICorDebugModuleEnum Interface
  Implements ICorDebugEnum methods, and enumerates ICorDebugModule arrays.

• ICorDebugNativeFrame Interface
  A specialized implementation of ICorDebugFrame used for native frames.

• ICorDebugObjectEnum Interface
  Implements ICorDebugEnum methods, and enumerates arrays of objects by their relative virtual addresses (RVAs).

• ICorDebugObjectValue Interface
  A subclass of ICorDebugValue that represents a value that contains an object.

• ICorDebugObjectValue2 Interface
  Extends ICorDebugObjectValue to support inheritance and overrides.

• ICorDebugProcess Interface
  Represents a process that is executing managed code.

• ICorDebugProcess2 Interface
  A logical extension of ICorDebugProcess.

• ICorDebugProcessEnum Interface
  Implements ICorDebugEnum methods, and enumerates ICorDebugProcess arrays.

• ICorDebugRegisterSet Interface
  Represents the set of registers available on the machine that is currently executing code.

• ICorDebugRegisterSet2 Interface
  Extends the capabilities of ICorDebugRegisterSet for hardware platforms that have more than 64 registers.

• ICorDebugReferenceValue Interface
  A subclass of ICorDebugValue that supports reference types.

• ICorDebugStepper Interface
  Represents a step in code execution that is performed by a debugger, serves as an identifier between the issuance and completion of a command, and provides a way to cancel a step.

• ICorDebugStepper2 Interface
  Provides support for Just My Code (JMC) debugging.

• ICorDebugStepperEnum Interface
  Implements ICorDebugEnum methods, and enumerates ICorDebugStepper arrays.

• ICorDebugStringValue Interface
  A subclass of ICorDebugHeapValue that applies to string values.

• ICorDebugThread Interface
  Represents a thread in a process. The lifetime of an ICorDebugThread instance is the same as the lifetime of the thread it represents.

• ICorDebugThread2 Interface
  Serves as a logical extension to ICorDebugThread.

• ICorDebugThreadEnum Interface
  Implements ICorDebugEnum methods, and enumerates ICorDebugThread arrays.

• ICorDebugType Interface
  Represents a type, which can be either basic or complex (that is, user-defined). If the type is generic, ICorDebugType represents the instantiated generic type.

• ICorDebugTypeEnum Interface
  Implements ICorDebugEnum methods, and enumerates ICorDebugType arrays.

• ICorDebugUnmanagedCallback Interface
  Provides notification of native events that are not directly related to the CLR.

• ICorDebugValue Interface
  Represents a read or write value in the process being debugged.

• ICorDebugValue2 Interface
  Extends ICorDebugValue to provide support for ICorDebugType.

• ICorDebugValueBreakpoint Interface
  Extends ICorDebugBreakpoint to provide access to specific values.

• ICorDebugValueEnum Interface
  Implements IcorDebugEnum methods, and enumerates ICorDebugValue arrays.

• ICorPublish Interface
  Serves as the general interface for the publishing processes.

• ICorPublishAppDomain Interface
  Represents and provides information about an application domain.

• ICorPublishAppDomainEnum Interface
  Provides methods that traverse a collection of ICorPublishAppDomain objects that currently exist within a process.

• ICorPublishEnum Interface
  Serves as the abstract base for publishing enumerators.

• ICorPublishProcess Interface
  Provides methods that access information about a process.

• ICorPublishProcessEnum Interface
  Provides methods that traverse a collection of ICorPublishProcess objects.

See Also

Concepts

Pre-Conditions for CorDebug.idl Interfaces

Other Resources

Debugging Coclasses
Debugging Global Static Functions
Debugging Enumerations
Debugging Structures