How can I trace a variable at runtime in C#?

Question

How can I track a variable\'s values as they change, at runtime, in C#? I\'m interested in the same functionality that the debugger provides when I\'m tracing a variable thr

Answer 1

The only sensible way you could do that without the debugger would be: don't use a variable, but use a property, and (perhaps conditionally) add trace to the setter:

private int myValue;
public int MyValue {
    get {return myValue;}
    set {
        SomeTraceMethod(myValue, value, ...);
        myValue = value;
    }
}

Obviously this cannot then be used for arbitrary fields/variables.