DebuggableAttribute Class (System.Diagnostics)

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DebuggableAttribute Class

Modifies code generation for runtime just-in-time (JIT) debugging. This class cannot be inherited.

Namespace: System.Diagnostics
Assembly: mscorlib (in mscorlib.dll)

Syntax

Visual Basic (Declaration)

<AttributeUsageAttribute(AttributeTargets.Assembly Or AttributeTargets.Module, AllowMultiple := False)> _
<ComVisibleAttribute(True)> _
Public NotInheritable Class DebuggableAttribute _
    Inherits Attribute

Visual Basic (Usage)

Dim instance As DebuggableAttribute

[AttributeUsageAttribute(AttributeTargets.Assembly|AttributeTargets.Module, AllowMultiple = false)]
[ComVisibleAttribute(true)]
public sealed class DebuggableAttribute : Attribute

Visual C++

[AttributeUsageAttribute(AttributeTargets::Assembly|AttributeTargets::Module, AllowMultiple = false)]
[ComVisibleAttribute(true)]
public ref class DebuggableAttribute sealed : public Attribute

JScript

public final class DebuggableAttribute extends Attribute

Remarks

The DebuggableAttribute controls how the runtime treats code within the module. The runtime might track extra information about generated code, and it might disable certain optimizations based on the values contained within this attribute.

A debugger might choose to ignore the DebuggableAttribute settings when loading an assembly. However, attaching a debugger to a running program may prevent the debugger from changing the settings because they have already been applied.

To use the DebuggableAttribute with dynamic assemblies using the Reflection Emit DefineDynamicModule methods, emit the DebuggableAttribute before calling the DefineDynamicModule methods to ensure that the settings are applied to the entire assembly.

For more information about using attributes, see Extending Metadata Using Attributes.

Inheritance Hierarchy

System..::.Object
System..::.Attribute
System.Diagnostics..::.DebuggableAttribute

Thread Safety

Any public static (Shared in Visual Basic) members of this type are thread safe. Any instance members are not guaranteed to be thread safe.

Platforms

Windows 7, Windows Vista, Windows XP SP2, Windows XP Media Center Edition, Windows XP Professional x64 Edition, Windows XP Starter Edition, Windows Server 2008 R2, Windows Server 2008, Windows Server 2003, Windows Server 2000 SP4, Windows Millennium Edition, Windows 98, Windows CE, Windows Mobile for Smartphone, Windows Mobile for Pocket PC, Xbox 360, Zune

The .NET Framework and .NET Compact Framework do not support all versions of every platform. For a list of the supported versions, see .NET Framework System Requirements.

Version Information

.NET Framework

Supported in: 3.5, 3.0, 2.0, 1.1, 1.0

.NET Compact Framework

Supported in: 3.5, 2.0, 1.0

XNA Framework

Supported in: 3.0, 2.0, 1.0

Reference

DebuggableAttribute Members

System.Diagnostics Namespace