Thread.Location Property

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Gets the address at which the thread was executing code when the process was stopped for debugging.

Namespace:  EnvDTE
Assembly:  EnvDTE (in EnvDTE.dll)

Syntax

'Declaration
ReadOnly Property Location As String

string Location { get; }

property String^ Location {
    String^ get ();
}

abstract Location : string

function get Location () : String

Property Value

Type: System.String
A string value that represents the address at which the thread was executing code whenthe process was stopped for debugging.

Remarks

If the code being debugged has associated symbols, Location returns a function name. If the code being debugged has no associated symbols, Location returns a numeric address.

Examples

The following example demonstrates how to use the Location property.

To test this property

  1. Set the breakpoint inside the worker thread callback method.

  2. Run the target application in the debug mode.

  3. When the application stops on the breakpoint, run the add-in.

public static void TestThreadProperties(DTE dte)
{
    // Setup debug Output window.
    Window w = (Window)dte.Windows.Item(EnvDTE.Constants.vsWindowKindOutput);
    w.Visible = true;
    OutputWindow ow = (OutputWindow)w.Object;
    OutputWindowPane owp = ow.OutputWindowPanes.Add("Thread Test");
    owp.Activate();

    EnvDTE.Threads threads = dte.Debugger.CurrentProgram.Threads;
    owp.OutputString("\nNumber of items in the Thread collection: " + 
                     threads.Item(1).Collection.Count + "\n");
    foreach(EnvDTE.Thread thread in threads)
    {
        owp.OutputString("\nThread: " + thread.ID + "  Name: " + thread.Name);
        owp.OutputString("\n  Edition of the environment : " + thread.DTE.Edition);
        owp.OutputString("\n  Is alive                   : " + thread.IsAlive);
        owp.OutputString("\n  Is frozen                  : " + thread.IsFrozen);
        owp.OutputString("\n  Location                   : " + thread.Location);
        owp.OutputString("\n  Parent's current mode      : " + thread.Parent.CurrentMode);
        owp.OutputString("\n  Priority                   : " + thread.Priority);
        owp.OutputString("\n  Program name               : " + thread.Program.Name);
        owp.OutputString("\n  Number of stack frames     : " + thread.StackFrames.Count);
        owp.OutputString("\n  Suspended number of times  : " + thread.SuspendCount);
    }
}

Shared Sub ThreadProperties(ByRef dte As EnvDTE.DTE)
    Dim str As String
    Dim threads As EnvDTE.Threads = dte.Debugger.CurrentProgram.Threads
    str = "Number of items in the Thread collection: " + _
          threads.Item(1).Collection.Count.ToString()
    For Each thread As EnvDTE.Thread In threads
        str += vbCrLf + vbCrLf + "  Thread: " + thread.ID.ToString()
        str += vbCrLf + "    Edition of the environment: " + thread.DTE.Edition
        str += vbCrLf + "    Is alive: " + thread.IsAlive.ToString()
        str += vbCrLf + "    Is frozen: " + thread.IsFrozen.ToString()
        str += vbCrLf + "    Location: " + thread.Location
        str += vbCrLf + "    Parent's current mode: " + _
               thread.Parent.CurrentMode.ToString()
        str += vbCrLf + "    Priority: " + thread.Priority
        str += vbCrLf + "    Program name: " + thread.Program.Name
        str += vbCrLf + "    Number of stack frames: " + _
               thread.StackFrames.Count.ToString()
        str += vbCrLf + "    Suspended number of times: " + _
               thread.SuspendCount.ToString()
    Next
    MessageBox.Show(str, "Thread Test - Properties")
End Sub

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See Also

Reference

Thread Interface

EnvDTE Namespace