Debugging Shortcut Keys, Visual C# Scheme
The following shortcut key combinations can be used when you debug code.
Note
When you select Visual C# Development Settings in the Import and Export Settings Wizard, the Visual C# 2005 keyboard mapping scheme is applied. Visual C# 2005 is the current keyboard mapping scheme. This is the keyboard mapping scheme that is applied to the integrated development environment (IDE) at initial startup. For more information, see How to: Change Select Settings.
To switch to the Visual C# keyboard mapping scheme
On the Tools menu, click Options.
Expand Environment, and then click Keyboard.
Select Visual C# 2005 from the Apply the following application keyboard mapping scheme drop-down list.
Command Name |
Shortcut Keys |
Description |
|---|---|---|
Debug.ApplyCodeChanges |
ALT + F10 |
Starts a build that lets you use the Edit and Continue feature to apply changes to code that is being debugged. |
Debug.Autos |
CTRL + D, A |
Displays the Auto window, which displays variables used in the current line of code and the previous line of code. |
Debug.BreakAll |
CTRL + ALT+ Break |
Temporarily stops execution of all processes in a debugging session. Available only in Run mode. |
Debug.BreakAtFunction |
CTRL + D, N |
Displays the New Breakpoint dialog box. |
Debug.Breakpoints |
CTRL + D, B |
Displays the Breakpoints dialog box, where you can add, remove, and modify breakpoints. |
Debug.CallStack |
CTRL + D, C |
Displays the Call Stack window, which displays a list of all active methods or stack frames for the current thread of execution. |
Debug.DeleteAllBreakpoints |
CTRL + SHIFT + F9 |
Clears all the breakpoints in the project. |
Debug.Disassembly |
CTRL + ALT + D |
Displays the Disassembly window. |
Debug.EnableBreakpoint |
CTRL + F9 |
Toggles the breakpoint between disabled and enabled. |
Debug.Exceptions |
CTRL + D, E |
Displays the Exceptions dialog box. |
Debug.Immediate |
CTRL + D, I |
Displays the Immediate window, where expressions can be evaluated. |
Debug.Locals |
CTRL + D, L |
Displays the Locals window, which displays the local variables and their values for each method in the current stack frame. |
Debug.Memory1 |
CTRL + ALT + M, 1 |
Displays the Memory 1 window to view large buffers, strings, and other data that do not display clearly in the Watch or Variables windows. |
Debug.Memory2 |
CTRL + ALT + M, 2 |
Displays the Memory 2 window to view large buffers, strings, and other data that do not display clearly in the Watch or Variables windows. |
Debug.Memory3 |
CTRL + ALT + M, 3 |
Displays the Memory 3 window to view large buffers, strings, and other data that do not display clearly in the Watch or Variables windows. |
Debug.Memory4 |
CTRL + ALT + M, 4 |
Displays the Memory 4 window to view large buffers, strings, and other data that do not display clearly in the Watch or Variables windows. |
Debug.Modules |
CTRL + D, M |
Displays the Modules window, which lets you view the .dll or .exe files that are used by the program. In multiprocess debugging, you can right-click and then click Show Modules for all Programs. |
Debug.Processes |
CTRL + D, P |
Displays the Processes window. Available in Run mode. |
Debug.QuickWatch |
CTRL + D, Q |
Displays the QuickWatch dialog box that has the current value of the selected expression. Available only in Break mode. Use this command to examine the current value of a variable, property, or other expression for which you have not defined a watch expression. |
Debug.Registers |
CTRL + D, CTRL + R |
Displays the Registers window, which displays registers content for debugging native code applications. |
Debug.Restart |
CTRL + SHIFT + F5 |
Ends a debugging session, rebuilds, and then starts to run the application from the start. Available in Break and Run modes. |
Debug.RunToCursor |
CTRL + F10 |
In Break mode, resumes execution of your code from the current statement to the selected statement. The Current Line of Execution margin indicator appears in the Margin Indicator bar. In Design mode, starts the debugger and executes your code to the pointer location. |
Debug.ScriptExplorer |
CTRL + ALT + N |
Displays the Script Explorer window which lists the set of documents that you are debugging. Available in Run mode. |
Debug.SetNextStatement |
CTRL + SHIFT + F10 |
Sets the execution point to the line of code you select. |
Debug.ShowNextStatement |
ALT + NUM * |
Highlights the next statement to be executed. |
Debug.Start |
F5 |
Launches the application under the debugger based off of the settings from the startup project. When in Break mode, invoking this command will run the application until the next breakpoint. |
Debug.StartWithoutDebugging |
CTRL + F5 |
Runs the code without invoking the debugger. |
Debug.StepInto |
F11 |
Executes code one statement at a time, following execution into method calls. |
Debug.StepIntoCurrentProcess |
CTRL + ALT + F11 |
Available from the Processes window. |
Debug.StepOut |
SHIFT + F11 |
Executes the remaining lines of a function in which the current execution point is located. |
Debug.StepOutCurrentProcess |
CTRL + SHIFT + ALT + F11 |
Available from the Processes window. |
Debug.StepOver |
F10 |
Executes the next line of code, but does not follow execution through any method calls. |
Debug.SetpOverCurrentProcess |
CTRL + ALT + F10 |
Available from the Processes window. |
Debug.StopDebugging |
SHIFT + F5 |
Stops running the current application under the debugger. |
Debug.Threads |
CTRL + D, T |
Displays the Threads window to view all the threads for the current process and information about them. |
Debug.ToggleBreakpoint |
F9 |
Sets or removes a breakpoint at the current line. |
Debug.ToggleDisassembly |
CTRL + D, D |
Displays the disassembly information for the current source file. Available only in Break mode. |
Debug.Watch |
CTRL + ALT + W, 1 or CTRL + D, W |
Displays the Watch window, which displays the values of selected variables or watch expressions. |
Debug.Watch2 |
CTRL + ALT + W, 2 |
Displays the Watch2 window to view the values of selected variables or watch expressions. |
Debug.Watch3 |
CTRL + ALT + W, 3 |
Displays the Watch3 window to view the values of selected variables or watch expressions. |
Debug.Watch4 |
CTRL + ALT + W, 4 |
Displays the Watch4 window to view the values of selected variables or watch expressions. |
DebuggerContextMenus.BreakpointsWindow.Delete |
ALT + F9, D |
Removes the selected breakpoint. Available within the Breakpoints window only. |
DebuggerContextMenus. BreakpointsWindow.GoToDisassembly |
ALT +F9, A |
Displays the Disassembly window. Available within the Breakpoints window only. |
DebuggerContextMenus. BreakpointsWindow.GoToSourceCode |
ALT +F9, S |
Goes to the location of the selected breakpoint in the code file. Available within the Breakpoints window only. |
Tools.AttachToProcess |
CTRL + ALT + P |
Displays the Attach To Process dialog box, which lets you debug multiple programs at the same time in a single solution. |