when to use console and debug for writeline

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what is the difference between and when should you be using console.writeline or debug.writeline?

Posted 11-Jan-10 3:55am

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Nicholas Butler · Answer 1 · 2010-01-11T04:02:00

Solution 1

Console writes to the console! So it is used for standard output from a console application.

Debug ( and Trace ) write to all "trace listeners", which include VS if you're debugging but also others such as DbgView[^].

Nick

Posted 11-Jan-10 4:02am

Nicholas Butler

*dan!sh* · Answer 2 · 2010-01-11T04:05:00

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Console.WriteLine is used when you need to display the message to the user. If you need to check the values only while debugging, use Debug.WriteLine.

Posted 11-Jan-10 4:05am

dan!sh