Debug Multi-line C# Statements in VS 2015

In this blog, we will look into debugging a multi-line statement in VS 2015 using Autos window

There may be few situations where you need to debug and inspect values of all variables in a multi-line statement. In VS 2013 and 2015, we can easily inspect variables and method return values involved in a multi-line statement like 

 

int d = a + b + c + addRandomNbr();  

 

Let's create a sample C# console application in VS 2015 and add the below piece of multi-line code: 

static void Main(string[] args)
       {
           int a = 0, b=10, c=20;
           int d = a + b + c + addRandomNbr();
           Console.WriteLine(d);
           Console.ReadKey();
       }
       static int addRandomNbr()
       {
           return new Random().Next();
       }

Let's keep the breakpoint on line 04 and hit F10, We can see values of all variables in Autos window:

 

Let's press F10, Now we can inspect values of all variables and return value of method addRandomNbr() as well. 



By using Autos window, we can easily debug and inspect multi-line statements.