microsoft / microsoft/vscode-cpptools
Allow for triggering breakpoints when a watch condition is met
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From @nholthaus on October 17, 2016 20:11
Allowing for expressions in the watch block of the code debugger is really helpful! But it would be even better if it was possible to trigger a breakpoint automatically if the expression or evaluates to true (or changes, whatever is easier).
Visual Studio has a similar feature for reference.
Copied from original issue: Microsoft/vscode#13904
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Start with the debugger's watch block and the linked Visual Studio conditional-breakpoint reference. Determine how watch expressions are evaluated and where breakpoint triggering belongs. Done means a watch expression can automatically trigger a breakpoint when it evaluates to true or changes, with the supported behavior documented and tested.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- typescript
- Domain
- devtools
- Issue type
- Feature
- Difficulty
- 5/5
- Estimated time
- Over a week
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 35/100