Viewing Breakpoint Properties

After you set a breakpoint, you can view and modify its Actions, Common, and Filtering properties. Table 1 explains breakpoint properties for the Common panel.

Figure 1 - Properties for C/C++ breakpoint window

Table 1. Breakpoint properties
Property Explanation
Type The type of item, such as Auto Breakpoint.
File The path to the file that contains the item.
Line number Line number in file breakpoint applies to.
Enabled Indicates the current status of the breakpoint. When checkmarked, the breakpoint stops program execution if its condition is met. When unchecked, the breakpoint is ignored during the debug session.
Condition The conditional expression associated with the item. This conditional expression must evaluate to true in order for the item to perform its specified action.
Ignore count Displays the number of times that program execution arrived at the breakpoint before the program stopped.

To view properties for a breakpoint

  1. Right-click the breakpoint in the Breakpoints view and select Properties...

    The Properties for C/C++ breakpoint window appears.

  2. Click Actions, Common, or Filtering to view specific breakpoint property information