Console.writeline() to output window

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Hi,

I,m running a windows form application in Visual Studio 2008. While programming I find it handy to write some simple things to the output window of visual studio. But suddenly the things I wrote to the output window using Console.Writeline() didn't appear in the output window anymore.
Text that I write using Debug.WriteLine() still appear in the output window.

Does anyone know what can be the cause of this problem and how I can fix this.

Grtz,
Wannes

Posted 12-Jul-10 0:10am

Wannes Geysen

Updated 24-May-20 12:34pm

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Sauro Viti · Answer 1 · 2010-07-12T00:17:00

Solution 1

You should use the class Trace, defined inside the namespace System.Diagnostic:

C#

System.Diagnostic.Trace.WriteLine(...);

Posted 12-Jul-10 0:17am

Sauro Viti

Wannes Geysen · Answer 2 · 2010-07-12T00:21:00

Solution 2

I know that I could/should use that.

But why did Console.WriteLine() suddenly stopped sending the text to the output window? There must be an explanation.

grtz,
Wannes

Posted 12-Jul-10 0:21am

Wannes Geysen

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Sauro Viti 13-Jul-10 8:40am

Console.WriteLine() is designed to write to the window of console applications. Try this: start a new project of type "Console application" and mix Console.WriteLine() and System.Diagnostic.Trace.WriteLine(). As result, the first will write to the console window (the one like Command prompt) and the second one write to the debugger output window.
Simply you are using that function in a way that is not the correct one, and you obtain unexpected/strange results.

Member 12094160 · Answer 3 · 2020-05-24T12:35:00

Solution 3

Just use extension for redirecting stdout into visual studio

You could use this extension https://marketplace.visualstudio.com/items?itemName=NesviatypaskhaOleksii.VsConsoleOutput

Posted 24-May-20 12:35pm

Member 12094160