IDiaStackWalkHelper
Applies to: 
Visual Studio 
Visual Studio for Mac
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Facilitates walking the stack using the program debug database (.pdb) file.
Syntax
IDiaStackWalkHelper: IUnknown
Methods in VTable Order
The table below shows the methods of IDiaStackWalkHelper:
| Method | Description |
|---|---|
| IDiaStackWalkHelper::get_registerValue | Retrieves the value of a register. |
| IDiaStackWalkHelper::put_registerValue | Sets the value of a register. |
| IDiaStackWalkHelper::readMemory | Reads a block of data from the executable's image in memory. |
| IDiaStackWalkHelper::searchForReturnAddress | Searches the specified stack frame for the nearest function return address. |
| IDiaStackWalkHelper::searchForReturnAddressStart | Searches the specified stack frame for a return address at or near the specified stack address. |
| IDiaStackWalkHelper::frameForVA | Retrieves the stack frame that contains the specified virtual address. |
| IDiaStackWalkHelper::symbolForVA | Retrieves the symbol that contains the specified virtual address. Note: Symbol must have the type SymTagFunctionType (a value from the SymTagEnum Enumeration enumeration). |
| IDiaStackWalkHelper::pdataForVA | Returns the PDATA data block associated with the specified virtual address. |
| IDiaStackWalkHelper::imageForVA | Retrieves the starting virtual address of an executable, given a virtual address somewhere in the executable's memory space. |
Remarks
This interface is called by the DIA code to obtain information about the executable to construct a list of stack frames during program execution.
Notes for Callers
A client application implements this interface to support walking the stack during program execution. An instance of this interface is passed to the IDiaStackWalker::getEnumFrames or IDiaStackWalker::getEnumFrames2 methods.
Requirements
Header: Dia2.h
Library: diaguids.lib
DLL: msdia80.dll