why is source generated code invisible to debugger?

Question

I'm testing a Maui app that uses CommuniytToolkit.Mvvm to generate [ObservableProperty] attributes. The ViewModel partial class is generated for Android and Windows; I can see it in Dependencies, but the Debugger can't find it and prompts for it. The problem is generated code is in-memory only, not a file. The debugger works for Android but can't find the generated code on Windows.

I haven't been able to find a workaround so far.

https://stackoverflow.com/questions/42714352/embedding-c-sharp-sources-in-pdb-with-new-csproj — Hans Passant, Apr 03 '23 at 11:41
Does this answer your question? [Embedding C# sources in PDB with new csproj](https://stackoverflow.com/questions/42714352/embedding-c-sharp-sources-in-pdb-with-new-csproj) — N.K, Apr 03 '23 at 14:56

Guru Stron · Answer 1 · 2023-04-03T11:16:56.913

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Try adding EmitCompilerGeneratedFiles element (and potentially CompilerGeneratedFilesOutputPath) to the .csproj. Something like this:

<PropertyGroup>
    <EmitCompilerGeneratedFiles>true</EmitCompilerGeneratedFiles>
    <CompilerGeneratedFilesOutputPath>path_to_output_folder</CompilerGeneratedFilesOutputPath>
</PropertyGroup>

why is source generated code invisible to debugger?

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