Debugging LINQ

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Debugging LINQ

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Visual Studio supports the debugging of language integrated query (LINQ) code, with some limitations. Most debugging features work with LINQ statements, including stepping, setting breakpoints, and viewing results in debugger windows. This section describes the major limitations of LINQ debugging.

In This Section

Viewing LINQ Results: Describes special circumstances to consider when you view LINQ query results in the debugger.
Stepping and LINQ: Explains stepping behavior during LINQ debugging.
Edit and Continue With LINQ: Explains the behavior you can expect to see if you try to edit LINQ code while you are debugging.

Reference

Debugging SQL: Contains information about SQL debugging that might be useful when you are debugging LINQ to SQL.
Debugging Preparation: SQL Server Projects: Contains instructions about how to set up a SQL project.

Other Resources

Debugging Managed Code

LINQ (Language-Integrated Query)