如何确定未存储在变量中的return语句的值？

Question

The code I am working with has many recursive method calls that return the results of the method directly without storing it into a variable.

public bool foo()
{
  return bar();
}

public bool bar()
{
  return infinitMethodCalls();
}

As a result, debugging is a pain. How can I determine the value returned by bar() without using a temp variable or following the endless method calls?

temp variable example:

public bool foo()
{
  return result = bar();
}

The code I am working with is mostly written this way.

Answer 1

This depends on the version of VS you are using.

For Visual Studio 2013 you can show the "Autos" window, it dynamically displays all return values of functions you step over while debugging. You can find the Autos Window here: Debug => Windows => Autos in your VS Menu. (For more info see here )

For Visual Studio 2010 for example you can use IntelliTraces "Calls View" as answered here

Answer 2

What about using a trace statement. I'm assuming you want to know what the result of each call on the call stack is when debugging the recursion.

Note: Having the trace statement at the top of the function will order the output, to the console, from first to last.

For example:

void Factorial(int n) {

    Trace.WriteLine(n);

    if (n == 0)
       return 1;
    else
       return (n * factorial(n-1));

}