Process2::Attach2 Method (Object^)

Visual Studio 2015
 

Similar to Attach, causes the debugger to attach this process, only it allows you to specify an engine or set of engines.

Namespace:   EnvDTE80
Assembly:  EnvDTE80 (in EnvDTE80.dll)

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void Attach2(
	Object^ Engines = ""
)

Parameters

Engines
Type: System::Object^

A Engines collection.

Attach2 allows you to attach to a process using a specific debugging engine or set of engines. The Engines parameter can be a single BSTR, a collection of BSTRs, a single Engine object or a collection of Engine objects. If specified as a BSTR, the first few chars of the engine name or it's ID (GUID) can be supplied. The list of engines is specific to a given Transport.

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' Macro code.
' The examples below illustrate how to attach to default, local, and 
' remote processes.
Imports EnvDTE
Imports EnvDTE80
Imports System.Diagnostics
Imports Microsoft.VisualBasic.ControlChars

Public Module Module1

    Sub NativeAttachToLocalCalc()
        Dim dbg2 As EnvDTE80.Debugger2
        dbg2 = DTE.Debugger

        Dim attached As Boolean = False
        Dim proc As EnvDTE80.Process2
        For Each proc In DTE.Debugger.LocalProcesses
            If (Right(proc.Name, 8) = "calc.exe") Then
                proc.Attach2("native")
                attached = True
                Exit For
            End If
        Next

        If attached = False Then
            If attached = False Then
                MsgBox("calc.exe isn't running")
            End If
        End If
    End Sub

    Sub DefaultAttachToLocalCalc()
        Dim dbg2 As EnvDTE80.Debugger2
        dbg2 = DTE.Debugger

        Dim attached As Boolean = False
        Dim proc As EnvDTE80.Process2
        For Each proc In DTE.Debugger.LocalProcesses
            If (Right(proc.Name, 8) = "calc.exe") Then
                proc.Attach2()
                attached = True
                Exit For
            End If
        Next

        If attached = False Then
            If attached = False Then
                MsgBox("calc.exe isn't running")
            End If
        End If
    End Sub
End Module
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