Visual studio 2015 . How to not step in certain functions?

Question

I'd like to configure the VS2015 debugger so that when I'm stepping in into some code (F11), it steps through certain functions .

For example, let's say there is a template class SmartPointer which has an overloaded member -> .

If I have the following statement :

SmartPointer<SomeClass> ptr;
/* initialize ptr */

ptr->method();

The debugger will step into SmartPointer::operator->, exit, then the into method(). I'd like to directly step into method().

Is this possible ?

EDIT : The so called duplicate isn't one because it doesn't work with vs2013 or 2015

Not sure if there is a good way to do this. I typically set a break point on the first line of the function and run to that. — NathanOliver, Nov 08 '16 at 13:35
Possible duplicate of [Is there a way to automatically avoiding stepping into certain functions in Visual Studio?](http://stackoverflow.com/questions/626744/is-there-a-way-to-automatically-avoiding-stepping-into-certain-functions-in-visu) — StoryTeller - Unslander Monica, Nov 08 '16 at 13:37
I don't think that's possible. As NathanOlivier said, the better way is to set a breakpoint in you method()... — S.Clem, Nov 08 '16 at 13:38
Yes you can https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/dn457346.aspx — StoryTeller - Unslander Monica, Nov 08 '16 at 13:41

score 6 · Accepted Answer · answered Nov 08 '16 at 13:42

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Ok I actually found the solution. You have to edit as an administrator:

C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio 14.0\Common7\Packages\Debugger\Visualizers\default.natstepfilter

or

C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio 14.0\Common7\Packages\Debugger\Visualizers\default.natstepfilter

depending if you're under a 64 or 32 bit machine. The add a line like

<Function><Name>SomeFunction</Name><Action>NoStepInto</Action></Function>

HTH

answered Nov 08 '16 at 13:42

Dinaiz

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Instead of doing it create your own natstepfilter in %userprofile%\Documents\Visual Studio 2015\Visualizers – Marian Spanik Nov 08 '16 at 13:51
Thanks for the hint ! – Dinaiz Nov 08 '16 at 22:22
@Dinaiz, since it has been resolved, please mark it as the answer, so it could help other community members:) – Jack Zhai Nov 10 '16 at 11:18

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