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How do I enable Visual Studio 2010 to break when a first chance exception happens?

June 12, 2023 by Tarik

You may want to check the Debug menu in Visual Studio 2010. In there you will find the Exception submenu, in where you can select which type of exception you want Visual Studio to stop. Setting the debugger to break when an exception is thrown The debugger can break execution at the point where an exception is … Read more

What is a “first chance exception”?

September 30, 2022 by Tarik

It’s a debugging concept. Basically exceptions are thrown to the debugger first and then to the actual program where if it isn’t handled it gets thrown to the debugger a second time, giving you a chance to do something with it in your IDE before and after the application itself. This appears to be a … Read more