How to: Set a Simple Breakpoint

How to: Set a Simple Breakpoint

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How to: Set a Simple Breakpoint

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The Visual Studio debugger provides many ways of setting breakpoints. This topic gives two quick ways of setting simple breakpoints.

For other ways of setting breakpoints, see:

For ways of setting advanced features on a breakpoint, see:

Note:
The dialog boxes and menu commands you see might differ from those described in Help depending on your active settings or edition. To change your settings, choose Import and Export Settings on the Tools menu. For more information, see Visual Studio Settings.

In a source window, click on a line of executable code where you want to set a breakpoint.
In the shortcut menu, go to Breakpoint and choose Insert Breakpoint.

In a source window, click on a line of executable code where you want to set a breakpoint.
From the Debug menu, choose Toggle Breakpoint.