Cannot evaluate expression because a thread is stopped at a point where garbage collection is impossible

Question

Here is the error

Cannot evaluate expression because a thread is stopped at a point where garbage collection is impossible, possibly because the code

Answer 1

For what it's worth, this error can also be caused by an infinite loop in a property getter (simplified version below). When the debugger attempts to evaluate the property (e.g. in the watch window) the UI will hang for a few seconds and the "Cannot evaluate expression..." error will appear for many of the other properties in the same class.

public int MyProperty
{
    get
    {
        while (true) { }
        return 0;
    }
}