Breakpoint

noun

say it: “BRAYK-point” /ˈbreɪkpɔɪnt/

A line you mark in your code where the debugger pauses the running program so you can look at its values.

What is Breakpoint in C#?

Breakpoint — A line you mark (F9, or a click in the margin) where the debugger pauses your running program. While it waits, you can read every variable's value and step forward one line at a time to see what really happens.

In a sentence

  • “I set a breakpoint on the total line and saw that the discount was still zero.”

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