Monday, 19 October 2009

ExpressionTreeVisulaizer in VS 2008

To install the ExpressionTreeVisualizer:
  1. Get the C# language samples that include example LINQ projects from http://code.msdn.microsoft.com/csharpsamples.
  2. Open and build the ExpressionTreeVisualizer solution.
  3. Copy the generated ExpressionTreeVisualizer.dll file into ..\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio 9.0\Common7\Packages\Debugger\Visualizers directory.
If and when you set a breakpoint and hover over an Expression you can click on the magnifying glass icon in the pop-up tooltip to access the Expression Visualizer.