Class DebuggerDisplayAttribute

Determines how a class or field is displayed in the debugger variable windows.

Inheritance
object
Attribute
DebuggerDisplayAttribute
Inherited Members
Namespace: System.Diagnostics
Assembly: mscorlib.dll
Syntax
[AttributeUsage(AttributeTargets.Assembly|AttributeTargets.Class|AttributeTargets.Struct|AttributeTargets.Enum|AttributeTargets.Property|AttributeTargets.Field|AttributeTargets.Delegate, AllowMultiple = true)]
public sealed class DebuggerDisplayAttribute : Attribute

Constructors

DebuggerDisplayAttribute(string)

Initializes a new instance of the DebuggerDisplayAttribute class.

Declaration
public DebuggerDisplayAttribute(string value)
Parameters
Type Name Description
string value

The string to be displayed in the value column for instances of the type; an empty string ("") causes the value column to be hidden.

Properties

Name

Gets or sets the name to display in the debugger variable windows.

Declaration
public string Name { get; set; }
Property Value
Type Description
string

The name to display in the debugger variable windows.

Target

Gets or sets the type of the attribute's target.

Declaration
public Type Target { get; set; }
Property Value
Type Description
Type

The attribute's target type.
Exceptions
Type Condition
ArgumentNullException

value

TargetTypeName

Gets or sets the type name of the attribute's target.

Declaration
public string TargetTypeName { get; set; }
Property Value
Type Description
string

The name of the attribute's target type.

Type

Gets or sets the string to display in the type column of the debugger variable windows.

Declaration
public string Type { get; set; }
Property Value
Type Description
string

The string to display in the type column of the debugger variable windows.

Value

Gets the string to display in the value column of the debugger variable windows.

Declaration
public string Value { get; }
Property Value
Type Description
string

The string to display in the value column of the debugger variable.

Extension Methods