How to write to the Output window in Visual Studio?

Question

Which function should I use to output text to the \"Output\" window in Visual Studio?

I tried printf() but it doesn\'t show up.

Answer 1

Use OutputDebugString instead of afxDump.

Example:

#define _TRACE_MAXLEN 500

#if _MSC_VER >= 1900
#define _PRINT_DEBUG_STRING(text) OutputDebugString(text)
#else // _MSC_VER >= 1900
#define _PRINT_DEBUG_STRING(text) afxDump << text
#endif // _MSC_VER >= 1900

void MyTrace(LPCTSTR sFormat, ...)
{
    TCHAR text[_TRACE_MAXLEN + 1];
    memset(text, 0, _TRACE_MAXLEN + 1);
    va_list args;
    va_start(args, sFormat);
    int n = _vsntprintf(text, _TRACE_MAXLEN, sFormat, args);
    va_end(args);
    _PRINT_DEBUG_STRING(text);
    if(n <= 0)
        _PRINT_DEBUG_STRING(_T("[...]"));
}