Question

So, weird question.
I’m using Debug.WriteLine() to write out my output, but for any of my errors I’d love to see a reference or link to the code and line value for it. Can VS do that?

I got the idea on how Firebug/WebDev consoles do it.

Thanks,

Answer 1

You can use the StackTrace class to obtain this info. Like this:

    public class Utils {
        public static string MyCaller {
            get {
#if DEBUG
                var trace = new StackTrace(true);
                var frame = trace.GetFrame(1);
                return frame.GetFileName() + "#" + frame.GetFileLineNumber().ToString();
#else
            return "N/A";
#endif
            }
        }
    }

Sample usage:

class Program {
    static void Main(string[] args) {
        Debug.Print("Hello world from {0}", Utils.MyCaller);
    }
}

Output:

Hello world from C:\Users\hpassant\AppData\Local\Temporary Projects\ConsoleApplication1\Program.cs#10