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Step into specific ability
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Description
Debugging with VS allows "Step into specific", which is useful when the currently line has a bunch of contructors/conversions that get invoked for parameters to a function (e.g. shared_ptr move constructors), so "Step into specific" enables stepping into the actual method that is desired.
Using Go to Def and setting a breakpoint in the definition is sometimes a workaround (versus a bunch of step in/outs).
Contributor guide
First steps
- Read the whole issue, then the project's contributing guide.
- Comment on the issue to say you are picking it up — it saves two people doing the same work.
- Fork the repository and make your change on a branch.
- Open a pull request that references the issue number.
Research direction
The issue does not name any files, tests, or entry points. Begin by locating the existing stepping behavior in the C++ extension and compare it with Visual Studio's "Step into specific" workflow; done means users can select the desired call or constructor while stepping through a line.
Written by the indexing model from the issue text.
Assessment
- Tech stack
- cpp
- Domain
- devtools
- Issue type
- Feature
- Difficulty
- 5/5
- Estimated time
- Over a week
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 25/100