Breakpoints.Add Method

Creates and enables a new breakpoint.

Namespace:  EnvDTE
Assembly:  EnvDTE (in EnvDTE.dll)

Syntax

'Declaration
Function Add ( _
    Function As String, _
    File As String, _
    Line As Integer, _
    Column As Integer, _
    Condition As String, _
    ConditionType As dbgBreakpointConditionType, _
    Language As String, _
    Data As String, _
    DataCount As Integer, _
    Address As String, _
    HitCount As Integer, _
    HitCountType As dbgHitCountType _
) As Breakpoints

'Usage
Dim instance As Breakpoints 
Dim Function As String 
Dim File As String 
Dim Line As Integer 
Dim Column As Integer 
Dim Condition As String 
Dim ConditionType As dbgBreakpointConditionType 
Dim Language As String 
Dim Data As String 
Dim DataCount As Integer 
Dim Address As String 
Dim HitCount As Integer 
Dim HitCountType As dbgHitCountType 
Dim returnValue As Breakpoints 

returnValue = instance.Add(Function, File, _
    Line, Column, Condition, ConditionType, _
    Language, Data, DataCount, Address, _
    HitCount, HitCountType)

Breakpoints Add(
    string Function,
    string File,
    int Line,
    int Column,
    string Condition,
    dbgBreakpointConditionType ConditionType,
    string Language,
    string Data,
    int DataCount,
    string Address,
    int HitCount,
    dbgHitCountType HitCountType
)

Breakpoints^ Add(
    [InAttribute] String^ Function, 
    [InAttribute] String^ File, 
    [InAttribute] int Line, 
    [InAttribute] int Column, 
    [InAttribute] String^ Condition, 
    [InAttribute] dbgBreakpointConditionType ConditionType, 
    [InAttribute] String^ Language, 
    [InAttribute] String^ Data, 
    [InAttribute] int DataCount, 
    [InAttribute] String^ Address, 
    [InAttribute] int HitCount, 
    [InAttribute] dbgHitCountType HitCountType
)

function Add(
    Function : String, 
    File : String, 
    Line : int, 
    Column : int, 
    Condition : String, 
    ConditionType : dbgBreakpointConditionType, 
    Language : String, 
    Data : String, 
    DataCount : int, 
    Address : String, 
    HitCount : int, 
    HitCountType : dbgHitCountType
) : Breakpoints

Parameters

• Function
  Type: System.String

  Optional. A function breakpoint. The name of the function on which the breakpoint is set.

• File
  Type: System.String

  Optional. A file breakpoint. The name and optional path of the file in which the breakpoint is set.

• Line
  Type: System.Int32

  Optional. A file breakpoint. The source-code line number, measured from the start of the function, at which the breakpoint is set. If this value is 1, the breakpoint is set at the start of the function.

• Column
  Type: System.Int32

  Optional. A file breakpoint. The character at which the breakpoint is set. In most cases, you can leave this value set to 1, which sets the breakpoint at the start of the line.

• Condition
  Type: System.String

  Optional. The breakpoint Condition. Use with ConditionType.

• ConditionType
  Type: EnvDTE.dbgBreakpointConditionType

  Optional. The condition type. A dbgBreakpointConditionType value. Use with Condition.

• Language
  Type: System.String

  Optional. The programming language in which the function is written.

• Data
  Type: System.String

  Optional. A data breakpoint. If the breakpoint is set on a variable, you can specify the name of the variable. You can use the context operator to specify a variable outside the current scope.

• DataCount
  Type: System.Int32

  Optional. A data breakpoint. If the breakpoint is set on a variable, and if the variable is an array or dereferenced pointer, this value specifies the number of elements to watch.

• Address
  Type: System.String

  Optional. An address breakpoint. The memory address where the breakpoint is set, in decimal or hexadecimal format.

• HitCount
  Type: System.Int32

  Optional. The Hit Count property for the breakpoint. If you specify no hit count, program execution breaks each time the breakpoint is hit. If you specify a hit count, program execution breaks only on the specified number of hits.

• HitCountType
  Type: EnvDTE.dbgHitCountType

  Optional. The hit count type. A dbgHitCountType value.

Return Value

Type: EnvDTE.Breakpoints
A Breakpoints collection.

Remarks

Creates and enables a new breakpoint and returns a Breakpoints collection.

All parameters for this method are optional; however you can specify only one of four location types, as described below.

To set a breakpoint in this location type	Use parameter(s)
Within a function.	Function
Within a file. Can optionally specify the line and column location within the file.	File, Line, and Column
Within data. Can optionally be set for variables and the number of variables to watch.	Data and DataCount
At a specific address.	Address

To any of these location types, you can optionally supply Condition and ConditionType to break only when a specified condition is true. You can optionally supply HitCount and HitCountType to break on the specified hit count.

Examples

The following example demonstrates how to use the Add method.

To test this method:

1. Open the target project and run the add-in.

public static void Add(DTE dte)
{
    // Setup debug Output window.
    Window w = (Window)dte.Windows.Item(EnvDTE.Constants.vsWindowKindOutput);
    w.Visible = true;
    OutputWindow ow = (OutputWindow)w.Object;
    OutputWindowPane owp = ow.OutputWindowPanes.Add("Add Method Test: ");
    owp.Activate();

    // dte is a reference to the DTE object passed to you by the
    // OnConnection method that you implement when you create an add-in.
    EnvDTE.Debugger debugger = (EnvDTE.Debugger)dte.Debugger;
    debugger.Breakpoints.Add("","Target001.cs", 13, 1, "", 
                             EnvDTE.dbgBreakpointConditionType.dbgBreakpointConditionTypeWhenTrue, 
                             "C#","", 0, "", 0, EnvDTE.dbgHitCountType.dbgHitCountTypeNone);
    debugger.Breakpoints.Add("","Target001.cs", 15, 1, "", 
                             EnvDTE.dbgBreakpointConditionType.dbgBreakpointConditionTypeWhenTrue, 
                             "C#","", 0, "", 0, EnvDTE.dbgHitCountType.dbgHitCountTypeNone);

    owp.OutputString("\nNumber of Breakpoints: " + debugger.Breakpoints.Count);
    owp.OutputString("\nEdition of the environment: " + 
                     debugger.Breakpoints.DTE.Edition);
    owp.OutputString("\nParent's Current Mode: " + 
                     debugger.Breakpoints.Parent.CurrentMode);
    owp.OutputString("\nFirst breakpoint is on line " + 
                     debugger.Breakpoints.Item(1).FileLine + ".");
    owp.OutputString("\nSecond breakpoint is on line " + 
                     debugger.Breakpoints.Item(2).FileLine + ".");
}

Shared Sub AddBreakpoint(ByRef dte As EnvDTE.DTE)
    dte.Debugger.StepInto(True)
    dte.Debugger.Breakpoints.Add("", "Target001.cs", 13, 1, "", _
                                 EnvDTE.dbgBreakpointConditionType.dbgBreakpointConditionTypeWhenTrue, _
                                 "C#", "", 0, "", 0, EnvDTE.dbgHitCountType.dbgHitCountTypeNone)
    dte.Debugger.Breakpoints.Add("", "Target001.cs", 15, 1, "", _
                                 EnvDTE.dbgBreakpointConditionType.dbgBreakpointConditionTypeWhenTrue, _
                                 "C#", "", 0, "", 0, EnvDTE.dbgHitCountType.dbgHitCountTypeNone)
End Sub

.NET Framework Security

• Full trust for the immediate caller. This member cannot be used by partially trusted code. For more information, see Using Libraries from Partially Trusted Code.

See Also

Reference

Breakpoints Interface

Breakpoints Members

EnvDTE Namespace