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Natvis: Custom views for native objects
The Natvis framework allows developers to write custom schemas to help visualize native objects.
For gdb/lldb debugging ("type": "cppdbg"), a subset of the Natvis framework has been ported to the Visual Studio Code C/C++ extension and the code resides in the MIEngine shared component. If additional features that are not implemented are requested, please file an issue on the MIEngine GitHub page with details of what is missing.
For Microsoft C++ debugging ("type": "cppvsdbg"), the debugger contains the full implementation of the Natvis framework in Visual Studio.
Documentation
The official Natvis documentation is located at Create custom views of C++ objects in the debugger.
Schema
The Natvis schema is provided here for convenience:
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