Execute code only while debugging with Visual Studio

Question

Is it possible to run specific code only when I am debugging the program via the debugging tools of Visual Studio?

If I use #if DEBUG or Conditional(“DEBUG”) the code is still triggered when running the .exe in the /Debug directory.

Answer 1

The #if DEBUG is for Conditional Compilation, it does not affect execution at runtime.

Instead use Debugger.IsAttached to branch at runtime.

Answer 2

Ok I finally found the answer:

if (Debugger.IsAttached) is exactly what I needed.

Answer 3

Just to make it clear, the statements beginning with a hashtag are pre-processor directives. These directives are not present in the Translation Unit; thus these conditional statements do not exist in the compiled file.

EDIT It seems that this whole translation unit thing doesn't apply for C#