OpCodes::Break Field
Signals the Common Language Infrastructure (CLI) to inform the debugger that a break point has been tripped.
Assembly: mscorlib (in mscorlib.dll)
Field Value
Type: System.Reflection.Emit::OpCodeThe following table lists the instruction's hexadecimal and Microsoft Intermediate Language (MSIL) assembly format, along with a brief reference summary:
Format | Assembly Format | Description |
|---|---|---|
01 | break | inform a debugger that a breakpoint has been reached. |
No evaluation stack behaviors are performed by this operation.
The break instruction is for debugging support. It signals the CLI to inform the debugger that a break point has been tripped. It has no other effect on the interpreter state.
The break instruction has the smallest possible instruction size enabling code patching with a break point and generating minimal disturbance to the surrounding code.
The break instruction can trap to a debugger, do nothing, or raise a security exception. The exact behavior is implementation-defined.
The following Emit method overload can use the break opcode:
ILGenerator.Emit(OpCode)
Available since 8
.NET Framework
Available since 1.1
Portable Class Library
Supported in: portable .NET platforms
Silverlight
Available since 2.0
Windows Phone Silverlight
Available since 7.1
Windows Phone
Available since 8.1