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View disassembly code in the Visual Studio debugger (C#, C++, Visual Basic, F#)

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The Disassembly window shows assembly code corresponding to the instructions created by the compiler. If you're debugging managed code, these assembly instructions correspond to the native code created by the Just-in-Time (JIT) compiler, not the Microsoft intermediate language (MSIL) created by the Visual Studio compiler.

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To take full advantage of the Disassembly window, understand or learn the basics of assembly-language programming.

This feature is only available if address-level debugging is enabled. It isn't available for script or SQL debugging.

In addition to assembly instructions, the Disassembly window can show the following optional information:

  • Memory address where each instruction is located. For native applications, it is the actual memory address. For Visual Basic or C#, it's an offset from the beginning of the function.

  • Source code from which the assembly code derives.

  • Code bytes, that is, the byte representations of the actual machine or MSIL instructions.

  • Symbol names for the memory addresses.

  • Line numbers corresponding to the source code.

Assembly-language instructions consist of mnemonics, which are abbreviations for instruction names, and symbols for variables, registers, and constants. Each machine-language instruction is represented by one assembly-language mnemonic optionally followed by one or more symbols.

Assembly code relies heavily on processor registers or, for managed code, common language runtime registers. You can use the Disassembly window along with the Registers window, which allows you to examine register contents.

To view machine-code instructions in their raw numeric form, rather than as assembly language, use the Memory window or select Code Bytes from the shortcut menu in the Disassembly window.

Use the Disassembly window

To enable the Disassembly window, under Tools > Options > Debugging, select Enable address-level debugging.

To open the Disassembly window during debugging, select Windows > Disassembly or press Alt+8.

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The dialog boxes and menu commands you see might differ from those described in Help depending on your active settings or edition. To change your settings, choose Import and Export Settings on the Tools menu. For more information, see Reset settings.

To turn optional information on or off, right-click in the Disassembly window, and set or clear the desired options in the shortcut menu.

A yellow arrow in the left margin marks the current execution point. For native code, the execution point corresponds to the CPU's program counter. This location shows the next instruction that will be executed in your program.

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