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Visualize.Fody

Adds debugger attributes to help visualize objects.

See Milestones for release notes.

This is an add-in for Fody

It is expected that all developers using Fody become a Patron on OpenCollective. See Licensing/Patron FAQ for more information.

Usage

See also Fody usage.

NuGet installation

Install the Visualize.Fody NuGet package and update the Fody NuGet package:

PM> Install-Package Fody
PM> Install-Package Visualize.Fody

The Install-Package Fody is required since NuGet always defaults to the oldest, and most buggy, version of any dependency.

Add to FodyWeavers.xml

Add <Visualize/> to FodyWeavers.xml

<Weavers>
  <Visualize/>
</Weavers>

Your Code

public class Example1
{
    public string Name { get; set; }
    public int Number { get; set; }
}

public class Example2 : IEnumerable<int>
{
    public IEnumerator<int> GetEnumerator()
    {
        return Enumerable.Range(0, 10).GetEnumerator();
    }

    IEnumerator IEnumerable.GetEnumerator()
    {
        return GetEnumerator();
    }
}

What gets compiled

[DebuggerDisplay("Name = {Name} | Number = {Number}")]
public class Example1
{
    public string Name { get; set; }
    public int Number { get; set; }
}

[DebuggerTypeProxy(typeof(<Example2>Proxy))]
public class Example2 : IEnumerable<int>
{
    private sealed class <Example2>Proxy
    {
        private readonly Example2 original;

        public <Example2>Proxy(Example2 original)
        {
            this.original = original;
        }

        public int[] Items
        {
            get { return new List<int>(original).ToArray(); }
        }
    }

    public IEnumerator<int> GetEnumerator()
    {
        return Enumerable.Range(0, 10).GetEnumerator();
    }

    IEnumerator IEnumerable.GetEnumerator()
    {
        return GetEnumerator();
    }
}

Links

• DebuggerDisplayAttribute on MSDN
• DebuggerTypeProxyAttribute on MSDN
• Enhancing Debugging with the Debugger Display Attributes

Icon

Eye designed by Nicolas Ramallo from The Noun Project.