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Marker Types

Recording markers are similar to breakpoints; however, instead of breaking execution as it does at a breakpoint, the debugger takes the action defined by the type of marker. If the marker is denoted as a recording start point, the debugger immediately begins to trace all executed calls from that point for the breaking thread. Recording is stopped again when either the thread that is being captured terminates or the thread encounters a recording end point.

Recording markers are set in the source code editor. If you right-click on the breakpoint margin at the point to begin recording, a context menu displays that enables you to select the type of a marker.

Use To:

  • Set Start and End points for recording
  • Set Markers for a Single Method
  • Set Stack Trace Markers

Reference:

Marker

Detail

See also

Start Recording marker

 

End Recording marker

Select the Add Start Recording Marker option, then right-click on the breakpoint margin at the point to stop recording and select the Add End Recording Marker context menu option; the markers are shown below:
 

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When the debugger is executed it continues to run the thread, recording a stack history until either the End Recording marker is encountered or the thread terminates, unlike normal breakpoints where the debugger halts and displays the line of code

In order to limit the amount of  information being collected, you can control the stack depth being recorded

Breakpoints and Markers

 

 

 

 

 

Analyzer Script Editor

 

 

 

 

 

 
Control Stack Depth

Stack Auto-Capture marker

 
stack marker in editor
 

(Native Code only) Stack markers enable you to capture any unique stack traces that occur at a point in an application; they provide a quick and useful picture of where a point in an application is being called from

To insert a marker at the required point in code, right-click on the line and select the Add Stack Auto Capture Marker context menu option

Each time the debugger encounters the marker it performs a stack trace; if the stack trace is not in the recording history, it is copied, and the application continues running

 

Method Auto Record marker

A Method Auto Record marker enables you to record activity for a particular function during a debug session; the debugger records any function calls executed after the marker point, and always stops recording when this function exits

The function marker combines a Start Recording marker and an End Recording marker in one
 

Autorecordmarker

 

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Learning Center topics:

  • (Alt+F1) | Execution Analysis | Recording Execution | Method Record Marker