VisualStudio: no debug output

Question

I\'m trying to debug a C# application. The method:

System.Diagnostics.Debug.WriteLine(\"something\");

should do the work, but in the Output

Answer 1

Have you checked to make sure you're compiling in Debug mode? If you compile in Retail / Release mode you will see this behavior.

You should be able to see this information on Visual Studio's toolbar. There will be a combo box which will say Release or Debug. If it says Release, switch it to Debug.

In certain profile settings, this combo box will not be visible by default. You'll have to access it through the project properties page. It will be on the build / compile tab.