WPFVisualizers

A set of debugger visualizers for WPF elements.

Installing the visualizers

1. Build the WPFVisualizers project (preferrably in Release mode).
2. Go to bin folder and copy WPFVisualizers.dll to %userprofile%\documents\Visual Studio 2015\Visualizers folder.
3. Restart Visual Studio 2015.

You should now see WPF Visualizers in the list of visualizers when you hover your mouse on DrawingImage and UIElement variables.

Creating a new visualizer

You can learn how to create a visualizer for a new WPF type by looking into the two sample types already available in the project. The process is as simple as this:

1. Add your visualizer class and inherit it from VisualizerBase.
2. Specify the WPF type that you're targeting as the first generic parameter of the class.
3. Specify the name of the Form / Control that will constitute the UI of your visualizer as the second generic parameter of the class.
4. Design your Control / Form. For WPF types, you'll want to place an ElementHost control to host your WPF object (Visual Studio only supports WinForms Form or Control (and not WPF Window or Control) as the main container of your visualizer).