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

As others mentioned a mechanism like that makes only sense when using properties. In .NET you can then make use of the INotifyPropertyChanged interface.

For a sample how to implement it see

How to: Implement the INotifyPropertyChanged Interface

The referenced article talks explicitly about Windows Forms, but you are not bound to that (the interface is actually declared in the System.ComponentModel namespace in System.dll). In fact, this interface is widely used for data binding scenarios, e.g. in WPF.