Conditional breakpoint on auto-implemented property setter

Question

Say I have this auto-implemented property in class ClassName: public int Counter{ get; set; } public int Counter{ get; set; }

I have not successfully been able to have a conditional breakpoint on a C# auto-implemented property setter in Visual Studio 2013. Specifically, on the new value being set. (I would like to breakpoint it when it is set to a negative number, for example.)

I know there are other solutions, like breaking out the property so that it isn't an auto-implemented property, or breakpointing all places that set that property. But I would love to just be able to do it without tedious workarounds.

I have successfully breakpointed on an auto-implemented property setter using the following tip from https://stackoverflow.com/a/6713867/119418

Using Visual Studio 2008, 2010, 2012, 2013:

1. Go to the Breakpoint window
2. New->Break at Function…

3. For the get, type: ClassName.get_Counter()

   For the set, type: ClassName.set_Counter(int)

You'll get a "No Source Available" when the breakpoint is hit, but you'll get the calling location in the call stack.

Answer 1

Not exactly the answer to the question (for Visual Studio 2013), but breakpointing on getters and setters is expected to work in Visual Studio 2015.

http://blogs.msdn.com/b/visualstudioalm/archive/2014/11/14/set-breakpoints-on-auto-implemented-properties-with-visual-studio-2015.aspx

Answer 2

im not 100% sure what your trying to do if i got this correct you just want to set a breakpoint to a property if someone sets it to a negative value

i could be be heading in the wrong direction here but are you looking for this kind of thing

private int _age;
public int Age
{
      get{ return _age;  }
      set{ 
        if(value < 0) 
        { throw somthing;} //add a breakpoint here 
        else{ _age = value;} 
         }
}// im writing this directly in the browser so forgive space indentation etc 

this may not be exactly what you want but i do see it as the easiest way to achieve what your asking