Debugging with exceptions: How to work around 'Break when thrown'

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I'm getting tired of clearing the Debugging->Exceptions option Break when thrown to get past an exception I handle properly, then setting the Break when thrown option to find the source of a subsequent exception not handled properly.

I would like a way to exclude certain try blocks from Break when thrown, with something like preprocessor directives or something. I tried recording a macro, but all it does is opens the Debugging->Exceptions dialogue.

It would be nice to specify, even at a coarser grain, which methods are exempt from Break when thrown debugging.

Is this a pipe dream?

See also: http://stackoverflow.com/questions/958011/toggle-break-when-an-exception-is-thrown-using-macro-or-keyboard-shortcut — Martin Ba, Oct 24 '13 at 13:05

score 5 · Accepted Answer · answered Oct 14 '08 at 13:44

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Push Alt-Ctrl-e to bring up the exceptions window.

Specify which exceptions you wish to ignore.

answered Oct 14 '08 at 13:44

JosephStyons

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Nice advice, but I'm an idealist and would like to only ignore, e.g. SqlException, in certain code. – ProfK Oct 14 '08 at 14:24
So you want to ignore it in Code X, but pay attention to it in Code Y? – JosephStyons Oct 14 '08 at 14:46
Yep - I'm thinking of finding a way of communicating with the debugger dynamically. – ProfK Oct 14 '08 at 14:51

Debugging with exceptions: How to work around 'Break when thrown'

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