How can I set a data breakpoint in a C# program in Visual Studio 2015?

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https://stackoverflow.com/a/621537/156458 says that for C++

How to Set a Memory Change Breakpoint

From the Debug Menu, choose New Breakpoint and click New Data Breakpoint

—or—

in the Breakpoints window Menu, click the New dropdown and choose New Data Breakpoint.

But neither exists in Visual Studio 2015.

Is data breakpoint not supported for C#?

Why is it supported for C++, but not for C#?
Is it technically difficult to implement?

Any way to work around?

roundtheworld · Answer 1 · 2017-02-28T21:52:24.360

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It doesn't appear to be possible unfortunately: https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/350dyxd0%28v=vs.100%29.aspx

Edit: It's a much requested feature with some discussion about it: https://visualstudio.uservoice.com/forums/121579-visual-studio-ide/suggestions/6097301-support-data-breakpoints-for-c

edited Feb 28 '17 at 21:52

answered Feb 28 '17 at 21:50

roundtheworld

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Is it technically difficult to implement? Why is it implemented for C++ but not for C#? – Tim Feb 28 '17 at 21:51
See my edit, there is much conversation around it. – roundtheworld Feb 28 '17 at 21:52
@Tim Likely because C++ natively exposes addresses, and C# doesn't – BradleyDotNET Feb 28 '17 at 21:52
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any way to work around? – Tim Feb 28 '17 at 21:53
Maybe, depends what you want to do, would "watches" work for you? See number 4: https://blogs.msdn.microsoft.com/visualstudioalm/2016/07/15/7-ways-to-look-at-the-values-of-variables-while-debugging-in-visual-studio/ – roundtheworld Feb 28 '17 at 21:55

How can I set a data breakpoint in a C# program in Visual Studio 2015?

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