Debug Engine GUIDs
This reference documents the GUIDs used for Visual Studio debugging infrastructure.
Debug Engine GUIDs
Native Engines
| Engine | GUID | Description |
|---|
guidNativeOnlyEng | {3B476D35-A401-11D2-AAD4-00C04F990171} | Native-only debugging |
guidCOMPlusNativeEng | {92EF0900-2251-11D2-B72E-0000F87572EF} | Mixed-mode (native + managed) |
Managed Engines
| Engine | GUID | Description |
|---|
guidCOMPlusOnlyEng | {449EC4CC-30D2-4032-9256-EE18EB41B62B} | Managed-only (.NET Framework) |
guidCOMPlusOnlyEng2 | {5FFF7536-0C87-462D-8FD2-7971D948E6DC} | Managed v2 |
guidCOMPlusOnlyEng4 | {FB0D4648-F776-4980-95F8-BB7F36EBC1EE} | Managed v4 |
guidCoreSystemClrEng | {A9A5F4D0-3FBF-4BE7-B2EF-05CC14A3C6C0} | Core CLR engine |
Script Engines
| Engine | GUID | Description |
|---|
guidScriptEng | {F200A7E7-DEA5-11D0-B854-00A0244A1DE2} | Script debugging |
SQL Engines
| Engine | GUID | Description |
|---|
guidSQLEng | {1202F5B4-3522-4149-BAD8-58B2079D704F} | SQL debugging |
guidSQLEng2 | {25C15B9E-0D4A-4CA7-93C2-FC77F55D4DD8} | SQL debugging v2 |
guidCOMPlusSQLLocalEng | {B1911DD6-84F2-11D3-838C-00C04F790D2A} | SQL local |
guidCOMPlusSQLRemoteEng | {B1911DD7-84F2-11D3-838C-00C04F790D2A} | SQL remote |
Other Engines
| Engine | GUID | Description |
|---|
guidSilverlightEng | {90C1A7CE-82FF-4BB0-9D43-E64BBCEE6C00} | Silverlight |
GUID_WorkflowDebugEngine | {3B7A7024-AF3B-4E8F-A1A7-9E81D6DDC07B} | Workflow debugging |
guidMono | {1CDEDDD6-C3E2-440F-93C2-65D5B4DF6CAB} | Mono runtime |
guidProteusEng | {98C92BFE-9C77-442A-8A75-51E8F3BE3774} | Proteus |
guidReflectionEng | {D0855CFA-E5DD-4E21-9019-F6CE6E6A6D03} | Reflection |
guidTraceReplayEng | {8B4C3028-DCBC-4FC1-A6A3-FCE0E0FC8332} | Trace replay |
Language GUIDs
| Language | GUID |
|---|
guidCLang | {63A08714-FC37-11D2-904C-00C04FA302A1} |
guidCPPLang | {3A12D0B7-C26C-11D0-B442-00A0244A1DD2} |
guidVBLang | {3A12D0B8-C26C-11D0-B442-00A0244A1DD2} |
guidVBScriptLang | {3A12D0B6-C26C-11D0-B442-00A0244A1DD2} |
guidJScriptLang | {3A12D0B4-C26C-11D0-B442-00A0244A1DD2} |
guidSQLLang | {5AE86B97-75D5-408B-93EC-BD0DDB89CBFB} |
guidScriptLang | {F7FA31DA-D666-11D2-850C-00C04F990501} |
guidFSharpLang | {91A04A73-4F2C-4E7C-AD38-C1A68E7DA05C} |
guidManagedCLang | {3A12D0B5-C26C-11D0-B442-00A0244A1DD2} |
guidManagedCPPLang | {3A12D0B3-C26C-11D0-B442-00A0244A1DD2} |
guidFortranLang | {A42C6B90-9EE4-11D3-838C-00C04F790D2A} |
Port Supplier GUIDs
| Supplier | GUID | Description |
|---|
guidLocalPortSupplier | {708C1ECA-FF48-11D2-904F-00C04FA302A1} | Local machine |
guidNativePortSupplier | {3B476D38-A401-11D2-AAD4-00C04F990171} | Native code |
guidNativePipePortSupplier | {3B476D39-A401-11D2-AAD4-00C04F990171} | Native pipe |
guidEmbeddedCLRPortSupplier | {C2FBFD67-C10D-4EDD-AE87-C7BE1BA5CDBC} | Embedded CLR |
guidDockerWindowsPortSupplier | {D2F72E55-D488-4D99-B008-CC81F4D86AE8} | Docker Windows |
Property Filters
For IDebugProperty2 visualizers:
| Filter | GUID | Description |
|---|
guidFilterLocals | {B200F725-E725-11D0-B881-00A0244A1DE2} | Local variables |
guidFilterAllLocals | {196DB21F-5F22-45A9-B5A3-32CDDB30DB06} | All locals |
guidFilterArgs | {804BCCEA-0475-4AE7-8A46-1862688AB863} | Function arguments |
guidFilterLocalsPlusArgs | {E74721BB-10C0-40F5-807F-920D37F95419} | Locals + arguments |
guidFilterAllLocalsPlusArgs | {939729A8-4CB0-4647-9831-7FF465240D5F} | All locals + arguments |
guidFilterRegisters | {223AE797-BD09-4F28-BBAB-37D0ED7521D6} | CPU registers |
guidFilterThis | {7DD86B82-E0CE-11D2-8FD6-00C04F990F3B} | ’this’ pointer |
guidFilterAutoRegisters | {FD73C1D7-7685-4B72-A5F6-3F489FA8A74D} | Auto-registers |
Exception Categories
| Category | GUID | Description |
|---|
| Default CLR exceptions | {449EC4CC-30D2-4032-9256-EE18EB41B62B} | .NET exceptions |
| Win32 exceptions | {3B476D35-A401-11D2-AAD4-00C04F990171} | Native exceptions |
| JavaScript exceptions | {26BC6BDB-C3FF-4E1B-B33B-0C80B2ADB02F} | JS exceptions |
Symbol Store GUIDs
| Store | GUID | Description |
|---|
| PDB format | {97F9C4A9-3B20-4C1D-A89B-E8D0F5C6D1E4} | Program database |
| Portable PDB | {97F9C4AA-3B20-4C1D-A89B-E8D0F5C6D1E4} | .NET Core/5+ PDBs |
Usage Example
// Check if debugging managed code
var debugger = await VS.Services.GetDebuggerAsync() as IVsDebugger3;
debugger.GetDebugEngines(out GUID[] engines);
var managedEngineGuid = new Guid("{449EC4CC-30D2-4032-9256-EE18EB41B62B}");
bool isManagedDebugging = engines.Contains(managedEngineGuid);
