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first-chance exceptions

first-chance exceptions is the plural of first-chance exception.

Meaning of first-chance exception

Noun

first-chance exception (plural first-chance exceptions)

  1. 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...2006, Jay Hilyard, Stephen Teilhet, C# Cookbook

Questions about first-chance exceptions

What is first-chance exceptions the plural of?
First-chance exceptions is the plural of first-chance exception.

Words near first-chance exceptions in the dictionary

  1. first-angle projection
  2. first-angle projections
  3. first-best
  4. first-born
  5. first-chance exception
  6. first-chance exceptions
  7. first-chop
  8. first-class
  9. first-class citizen
  10. first-class citizens
  11. first-class continuation

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