VisualStudio: no debug output

Question

I\'m trying to debug a C# application. The method:

System.Diagnostics.Debug.WriteLine(\"something\");

should do the work, but in the Output

Answer 1

In my project in Visual Studio 2017, output appears in the Immediate Window

Answer 2

"Enable the Visual Studio hosting process" under project properties -> Debug solved the issue for me.

Answer 3

Apart from the suggestions above, take a look at the project properties by right-clicking on the project name and selecting Properties. Once you have that up click on the Build tab and then the Advanced button in the lower right. Once you have the Advanced window up, take a look at the Output section and the Debug Info: setting. When you are in debug mode this should be set to full.

Answer 4

I had the same issue, got debug to show by selecting:

Debug -> Windows -> Output

However, my output is still now showing, so I guess vs will hide Debug until there is actual data being written out.

Answer 5

Also, make sure that your Output window is set to show "Debug" output instead of something else like "Build" output.

You should see it loading all the required assemblies in the "Debug" output.

Answer 6

Also worth checking - right-click in the output window, and ensure "Program output" is checked.