Question

Where can I see System.Diagnostics.Debug and System.Diagnostics.Trace output in MonoDevelop? I would think it should appear in the ApplicationOutput window, but it’s nowhere to be found.

Answer 1

The Application Output window will show the results of Console.WriteLine.

If you want something that works with Visual Studio on Windows as well as on Mono, then add a static method like the following to your Program.cs file:

    public static void WriteLine(String fmt, params Object[] args)
    {
        string op;
        if (fmt == null)
            op = String.Empty;
        else if (args == null || args.Length == 0)
            op = fmt;
        else
            op = String.Format(fmt, args);
        Trace.WriteLine(op);
        DateTime now = DateTime.Now;
        string outString = String.Format("{0,4}-{1,2:0#}-{2,2:0#} {3,2:0#}:{4,2:0#}:{5,2:0#} : {6}",
            now.Year, now.Month, now.Day,
            now.Hour, now.Minute, now.Second,
            op);
        Console.WriteLine(outString);
    }