Debugger.CurrentThread Property

Sets or gets the current thread being debugged.

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

Syntax

'Declaration
Property CurrentThread As Thread

Thread CurrentThread { get; set; }

property Thread^ CurrentThread {
    Thread^ get ();
    void set (Thread^ value);
}

abstract CurrentThread : Thread with get, set

function get CurrentThread () : Thread
function set CurrentThread (value : Thread)

Property Value

Type: EnvDTE.Thread
A Thread object.

Remarks

CurrentThread sets or returns the Thread object being currently debugged.

Examples

The following example demonstrates how to use the CurrentThread property.

To test this property:

1. Set a breakpoint in the target application. Run the add-in.

   The current thread is empty.

2. Set a breakpoint in the target application. Run the target application in the debug mode. When the application stops at the breakpoint, run the add-in.

   The current thread is not empty.

public static void CurrentThread(DTE dte)
{
    // Setup the 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("Current Thread Test");
    owp.Activate();

    owp.OutputString("Current Thread Info: ");
    EnvDTE.Thread thread = dte.Debugger.CurrentThread;

    if(thread == null)
        owp.OutputString("No program is being debugged");
    else
        foreach(EnvDTE.StackFrame sf in thread.StackFrames)
            owp.OutputString("\nStack Frame: Function " + sf.FunctionName + 
                             " returns type " + sf.ReturnType);
}

Shared Sub CurrentThread(ByRef dte As EnvDTE.DTE)
    Dim str As String
    Dim thread As EnvDTE.Thread = dte.Debugger.CurrentThread
    If thread Is Nothing Then
        MessageBox.Show("No program is being debugged.", _
                        "Debugger Test - Current Thread Info")
    Else
        For Each sf As EnvDTE.StackFrame In thread.StackFrames
            str += vbCrLf + "Stack Frame: Function " + _
                   sf.FunctionName.ToString() + " returns type " + _
                   sf.ReturnType
        Next
        MessageBox.Show(str, "Debugger Test - Current Thread Info")
    End If
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

Debugger Interface

EnvDTE Namespace