Toggle “Break when an exception is thrown.” using macro or keyboard shortcut

Question

Edit: Visual Studio 2015\'s new exception window is so much faster than the old dialog that I no longer care as much about using a keyboard shortcut for i

Answer 1

Well, I wrote a VS2008 C# based plug-in that toggles the 386 exceptions, and it takes about 1 second per state toggle. I'm assuming that's due to COM inter-op.

This was based on the VB/macro code in the one of your links. I could not find an easier C++ method (but not ruling it out).

The next level would be to make a plug-in that has a keyboard binding, that then opens the Exceptions UI and then "clicks" the correct tick box for you.

Good luck.

Answer 2

You could use a tool like AutoHotKey to create a recorded script (mouse clicks or key presses) and then assign it a hotkey that will play it back when pressed...

Answer 3

Very similar to the other answer, but there is a special ExceptionSetting for the group.

Dim dbg As EnvDTE90.Debugger3 = DTE.Debugger
Dim exSettings As EnvDTE90.ExceptionSettings = dbg.ExceptionGroups.Item("Common Language Runtime Exceptions")
Dim exSetting As EnvDTE90.ExceptionSetting
Try
    exSetting = exSettings.Item("Common Language Runtime Exceptions")
Catch ex As COMException
    If ex.ErrorCode = -2147352565 Then
        exSetting = exSettings.NewException("Common Language Runtime Exceptions", 0)
    End If
End Try

If exSetting.BreakWhenThrown Then
    exSettings.SetBreakWhenThrown(False, exSetting)
Else
    exSettings.SetBreakWhenThrown(True, exSetting)
End If

Answer 4

CTRL + ALT + E ALT + T Enter

works for me

Answer 5

My macro to ignore current CLR exception in runtime. It works like a button 'disable catching this exception type' when an exception pops at debug-time.

Imports System
Imports EnvDTE
Imports EnvDTE80
Imports EnvDTE90
Imports EnvDTE90a
Imports EnvDTE100
Imports System.Diagnostics
Imports Microsoft.VisualBasic
Imports Microsoft.VisualBasic.ControlChars

' execute Macros.MyMacros.VSDebuggerExceptions.IgnoreCurrentExceptionWhenThrown from VS Command Window

Public Module VSDebuggerExceptions

    Sub BreakWhenThrown(Optional ByVal strException As String = "")
        Dim dbg As Debugger3 = DTE.Debugger
        Dim eg As ExceptionSettings = _
            dbg.ExceptionGroups.Item("Common Language Runtime Exceptions")
        eg.SetBreakWhenThrown(True, eg.Item(strException))
    End Sub

    ' copied from Utilities module (samples)
    Function GetOutputWindowPane(ByVal Name As String, Optional ByVal show As Boolean = True) As OutputWindowPane
        Dim window As Window
        Dim outputWindow As OutputWindow
        Dim outputWindowPane As OutputWindowPane

        window = DTE.Windows.Item(EnvDTE.Constants.vsWindowKindOutput)
        If show Then window.Visible = True
        outputWindow = window.Object
        Try
            outputWindowPane = outputWindow.OutputWindowPanes.Item(Name)
        Catch e As System.Exception
            outputWindowPane = outputWindow.OutputWindowPanes.Add(Name)
        End Try
        outputWindowPane.Activate()
        Return outputWindowPane
    End Function

    Private WithEvents t As Timers.Timer

    ' Adds the current exception to ignore list
    Sub IgnoreCurrentExceptionWhenThrown()
        Dim commandWin As EnvDTE.CommandWindow
        commandWin = DTE.Windows.Item(EnvDTE.Constants.vsWindowKindCommandWindow).Object

        Select Case DTE.Debugger.CurrentMode
            Case dbgDebugMode.dbgDesignMode
                commandWin.OutputString("This macro is not enabled in Design Mode. Run it in Break Mode." + vbCrLf)
                Return

            Case dbgDebugMode.dbgRunMode
                commandWin.OutputString("This macro is not enabled in Run Mode. Run it in Break Mode." + vbCrLf)
                Return
        End Select

        commandWin.OutputString(Environment.NewLine)
        commandWin.OutputString("Trying to get the information about current exception.." + Environment.NewLine)

        Dim dbg As Debugger3 = DTE.Debugger
        Dim currentExpression As Expression = dbg.GetExpression("$exception", False)
        Try    
            Dim currentExceptionTypeString As String = currentExpression.DataMembers.Item(1).Type
            commandWin.OutputString("Detected current exception type is : " + currentExceptionTypeString + Environment.NewLine)

            Dim flag As Boolean = True
            Dim eg As ExceptionSettings = dbg.ExceptionGroups.Item("Common Language Runtime Exceptions")
            Try
                eg.SetBreakWhenThrown(False, eg.Item(currentExceptionTypeString))
            Catch exc As Exception
                commandWin.OutputString("Cannot find this exception, trying to create.." + currentExceptionTypeString + Environment.NewLine)
                '
                eg.NewException(currentExceptionTypeString, New Random().Next)
                eg.SetBreakWhenThrown(False, eg.Item(currentExceptionTypeString))
                eg.SetBreakWhenUserUnhandled(True, eg.Item(currentExceptionTypeString))
                flag = False
            End Try

            commandWin.OutputString(Environment.NewLine)
            commandWin.OutputString("Exception '" + currentExceptionTypeString + "' added to ignore list.")
            commandWin.OutputString(Environment.NewLine)

            t = New Timers.Timer()
            ' small interval to send keys after DTE will start to exec command
            t.Interval = 0.1
            t.Start()
            DTE.ExecuteCommand("Debug.Exceptions")

        Catch exc As Exception
            commandWin.OutputString("Error occured")
        End Try
    End Sub

    Private Sub t_Elapsed(ByVal ee As Object, ByVal dd As Timers.ElapsedEventArgs) Handles t.Elapsed
        t.Stop()
        ' only press Ok to apply changed exceptions settings to debugger
        System.Windows.Forms.SendKeys.SendWait("%t")
        System.Windows.Forms.SendKeys.SendWait("{ENTER}")
    End Sub

End Module

Answer 6

First i initalized a timer an then i call the command Exception.Debug. The timer hit, when the modal dialog is openend. If you use Win 7 with deactivated UAC SendKeys with ALT-Key will fail...i don't know why.

i played a little bit...try this (VS2010 EN):

Imports System
Imports EnvDTE
Imports EnvDTE80
Imports EnvDTE90
Imports EnvDTE90a
Imports EnvDTE100
Imports System.Diagnostics
Imports System.Runtime.InteropServices

'...

Private WithEvents t As Timers.Timer
Private Sub t_Elapsed(ByVal ee As Object, ByVal dd As Timers.ElapsedEventArgs) Handles t.Elapsed
    t.Stop()
    ' Tastatureingaben simulieren
    System.Windows.Forms.SendKeys.SendWait("{DOWN}")
    System.Threading.Thread.Sleep(1500) ' Pause wichtig zum Laden des Exceptionbaums
    System.Windows.Forms.SendKeys.SendWait("%t")
    System.Windows.Forms.SendKeys.SendWait("{ENTER}")
End Sub
Public Sub toggleCLRExceptions()
    If DTE.Solution.Count <= 0 Then
        MsgBox("Nicht ohne geöffnete Solution!")
        Exit Sub
    End If
    ' Timer wird benötigt, da der Dialog Modal ist
    ' und weitere Befehle im Macro werden erst nach beenden des Dialogs ausgeführt
    t = New Timers.Timer()
    t.Interval = 0.5
    t.Start()
    DTE.ExecuteCommand("Debug.Exceptions")
    'System.Windows.Forms.SendKeys.SendWait("^%e") ' alternativ: STRG+ALT+e
    System.Threading.Thread.Sleep(200)
    If isCLRExceptionsActive() Then
        MsgBox("BREAK @CLR-Exception", MsgBoxStyle.Information, "Info")
    Else
        MsgBox("NO BREAK @CLR-Exception", MsgBoxStyle.Information, "Info")
    End If
End Sub

Function isCLRExceptionsActive() As Boolean
    ' prüft, ob Setting Debug CLR-Exceptions aktiviert/deaktivert ist
    Dim dbg As EnvDTE100.Debugger5 = DTE.Debugger
    Dim exSettings As ExceptionSettings = dbg.ExceptionGroups.Item("Common Language Runtime Exceptions")
    Dim exSetting As ExceptionSetting
    Try
        exSetting = exSettings.Item("Common Language Runtime Exceptions")
    Catch ex As COMException
        If ex.ErrorCode = -2147352565 Then
            exSetting = exSettings.NewException("Common Language Runtime Exceptions", 0)
        End If
    End Try
    Return exSetting.BreakWhenThrown
End Function

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