Force Visual Studio to Step Into STL classes/functions

Question

Lets assume we have this code snippet

    #include <vector>

    int main()
    {
        std::vector<int> a = { 1,2 };
        a.push_back(3);
        return 0;
    }

In VS 2019 I am attempting to Step Into (F11) the constructor and push_back function, but VS simply steps over it.

There are other solutions like Debugging C++ app in Visual Studio 2017 steps into not my code is there a way to turn this off? or Skip STL Code when debugging C++ Code in Visual Studio 2012?, which actually ask for the opposite (turn step into off). So I tried to reverse their solutions, e.g. adding
<Function><Name>std::.*</Name><Action>StepInto</Action></Function> in
C:\...\Visual Studio\2019\Professional\Common7\Packages\Debugger\Visualizers\default.natstepfilter but it doesn't work.

I am running Debug x64 with these options /JMC /permissive- /GS /W4 /Zc:wchar_t /ZI /Gm- /Od /sdl /Fd"x64\Debug\vc142.pdb" /Zc:inline /fp:precise /D "_CRT_SECURE_NO_WARNINGS" /D "_MBCS" /errorReport:prompt /WX- /Zc:forScope /RTC1 /Gd /MDd /std:c++17 /FC /Fa"x64\Debug\" /EHsc /nologo /Fo"x64\Debug\" /Fp"x64\Debug\EnvTest.pch" /diagnostics:column

What's the right setting to force VS to step into STL classes/functions?

Are you running a debug build or an optimized build? Most accessors are optimized out in optimized builds. — Max Langhof, Oct 25 '19 at 16:11
Turn off: Tools > Options > Debugging > General > __[X] Enable Just My Code__ This is not a build/project setting but an IDE option. With this option on you will step over all the standard library code. — Richard Critten, Oct 25 '19 at 16:58
@RichardCritten This helped indeed. Happy to accept it as an answer, if posted. — Phil-ZXX, Oct 26 '19 at 14:13

score 8 · Accepted Answer · answered Oct 26 '19 at 14:15

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Turn off: Tools > Options > Debugging > General > [X] Enable Just My Code.

This is not a build/project setting but an IDE option. With this option on you will step over all the standard library code.

answered Oct 26 '19 at 14:15

Richard Critten

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I have Enable Just My Code ticked and Visual Studio steps into the std code when I do step in. – KulaGGin Feb 24 '23 at 16:53

Force Visual Studio to Step Into STL classes/functions

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