VSCode Unity Debugger - How to set breakpoints, watch expressions, and use the debug console?

In this video I show you how to use the VSCode Unity Debugger including how to set code breakpoints? how to use the watch expressions? and how to use the debugger console?

We also look at how you can download this Unity3d Debugger extension through Visual Studio Code just in case you haven't done so already.

You can also watch the previous video, which includes recommended Visual Studio Code extensions for Unity3d in the link below:

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[xantablkot]

thank you so much for this video. i just transferred from visual studio to vscode and cant even understand the official document from MS, you are truly lifesavior

[ersinerdem]

Thanks Dilmer!
In new edition of the debugger extension, they combined the run and debug icon together as I see. I was struggling to find the bug icon..
Actually I am surprised to see that we need to start the debugger as a separate process and start the game in Unity at the same time. Normally in generic programming, you would just run the program(the game) and the code falls onto the breakpoint automatically.

[nati]

This extension has not been updated for over a year, and VSCode UI has changed a lot (v1.44.2). This tutorial is no longer useful.

[boggledeggnoggler]

I don't have the debugger menu on the left. I'm on windows

[marcinziajkowski]

I do not have half of the features on windows. How to debug on windows ?

[clifflin]

Question: How to debug a Unity->Android application with VSCode. I mean the application is built for Android, how to debug while application is running in a real android device (with USB connected to laptop) ?

[kepazino]

thank you for the id, I attach the debugger but it wont stay running Im on linux

[clifflin]

Is it possible for VSCode to be attached to a Unity player instance? e.g. Runing a unity app on iOS/Android and debug in VSCode?

[piyealar]

Can you take a video of how to do it for the 2020 version

[ryanyoon]

having trouble with hovering while running. I just installed vs code today, restarted the application after installing Unity Debugger extension, but running it won't show me values whenever I hover over the codes. Any suggestions?

[valentinmariatti]

Hey brother, really cool video, thanks for the help. However i have a problem while trying to use the debugger.


The thing is, in order to debug, i must initialize the debugger first and then start the game. But when i do that and i hit a breakpoint, Unity freezes and doesn't works until i stop the debugger. Any idea how can i possibly fix this?