In Visual Studio, by using the Call Stack window, we can view the function call that are currently on the stack for that instance of execution steps. It’s one of most frequently used feature during debugging. This helps us to trace the code flow and debug thing faster and If you are familiar with Code Maps, you must have seen how friendly and powerful it is for visualize representation of your code inside Visual Studio. We have seen the usages of code map for dependency graph, call references , related items and showing references etc.
With all these nice feature of Code Maps, one thing that you could also use very frequently is to get the entire call stack in a code map. While in debug, when it’s hit the break point, select “Show Call Stack on Code Map” option from the context menu.
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This will generate the code map on the fly for the current call Stacks and will be displayed in a side by side way as shown in the screenshot below.
Here instead of traditional calling statement, you will get a nice visual way of representation. Now you use it in same way like you do for traditional call stack windows.
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Following screenshot shows a side by side view of Call Stack in Code Map and Call Stack Window.
Not only from a debug breakpoint, you can invoke the call stack in code map even if there is an exception. In a short, you can use this feature as similar to a call stack, only the difference with visual representations.
Hope this helps !
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