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DEBUG_REASON

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Specifies why the process was launched for debugging.

enum enum_DEBUG_REASON {
   DEBUG_REASON_ERROR         = 0,
   DEBUG_REASON_USER_LAUNCHED = 1,
   DEBUG_REASON_USER_ATTACHED = 2,
   DEBUG_REASON_AUTO_ATTACHED = 3,
   DEBUG_REASON_CAUSALITY     = 4
};
typedef DWORD DEBUG_REASON;

public enum enum_DEBUG_REASON {
   DEBUG_REASON_ERROR         = 0,
   DEBUG_REASON_USER_LAUNCHED = 1,
   DEBUG_REASON_USER_ATTACHED = 2,
   DEBUG_REASON_AUTO_ATTACHED = 3,
   DEBUG_REASON_CAUSALITY     = 4
};

Parameters

  • DEBUG_REASON_ERROR
    A non-specific error occurred (this is used as a default condition when none of the other reasons fit).

  • DEBUG_REASON_USER_LAUNCHED
    The process was launched at the user's request.

  • DEBUG_REASON_USER_ATTACHED
    The already-running process was attached to by the user.

  • DEBUG_REASON_AUTO_ATTACHED
    The process was automatically attached to when it was launched.

  • DEBUG_REASON_CAUSALITY
    The process was launched due to a Just-In-Time (JIT) debugging event.

Remarks

Returned from the IDebugProcess3::GetDebugReason method.

Requirements

Header: msdbg.h

Namespace: Microsoft.VisualStudio.Debugger.Interop

Assembly: Microsoft.VisualStudio.Debugger.Interop.dll

See Also

Reference

Enumerations (Visual Studio Debugging)

IDebugProcess3::GetDebugReason