VisualizerObjectSource Class
Namespace: Microsoft.VisualStudio.DebuggerVisualizers
Assembly: Microsoft.VisualStudio.DebuggerVisualizers (in Microsoft.VisualStudio.DebuggerVisualizers.dll)
Syntax
'Declaration
Public Class VisualizerObjectSource
'Usage
Dim instance As VisualizerObjectSource
public class VisualizerObjectSource
public ref class VisualizerObjectSource
public class VisualizerObjectSource
Remarks
A visualizer is a small program that the Visual Studio debugger uses to display (visualize) an object of a specific data type in meaningful manner. To visualize an object, a visualizer uses code that runs in the debugger process (the debugger side) and code in the process being debugged (the debuggee side).
The debugger side and debuggee side communicate with each other by using VisualizerObjectSource and IVisualizerObjectProvider.
The debugee side uses the DebuggerVisualizerAttribute to specify a VisualizerObjectSource object for the debugger side. The debugger side has access to it indirectly through the IVisualizerObjectProvider interface.
Examples
[assembly: System.Diagnostics.DebuggerVisualizer(
typeof(MyFirstVisualizer.DebuggerSide),
// The object source is specified on the next line <<<<<
typeof(VisualizerObjectSource),
Target = typeof(System.String),
Description = "My First Visualizer")]
Inheritance Hierarchy
System.Object
Microsoft.VisualStudio.DebuggerVisualizers.VisualizerObjectSource
Thread Safety
Any public static (Shared in Visual Basic) members of this type are thread safe. Any instance members are not guaranteed to be thread safe.