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first-chance exception

noun

Definitions

  1. An exception (error condition) when handled by a debugger, such that the programmer has…

    An exception (error condition) when handled by a debugger, such that the programmer has the first chance to study it; such an exception would otherwise proceed to a handler or (in its absence) crash the program.

    • At this stage, the exception is considered a first-chance exception. Checking the checkbox in the Thrown column forces the debugger to intervene...
    • Here getting Early Crash Dump when a first-chance exception happens can help in component identification before corruption starts spreading across data.

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

No curated loop yet for first-chance exception. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

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