Configuration reference

This section is the precise, lookup-style reference for everything you can put in a dbgeng debug configuration in launch.json.

• launch attributes - options for "request": "launch" (start a program).
• attach attributes - options for "request": "attach" (connect to a process, remote target, or kernel).
• Supported features - which debugging features the adapter supports (breakpoints, stepping, evaluation, …) and which it does not.

Common shape of a configuration

Every configuration is an object inside the configurations array of .vscode/launch.json:

{
  "version": "0.2.0",
  "configurations": [
    {
      "name": "A human-readable name shown in the dropdown",
      "type": "dbgeng",
      "request": "launch",
      "...": "scenario-specific options"
    }
  ]
}

Field	Meaning
name	The label shown in the Run and Debug dropdown.
type	Always dbgeng for this adapter.
request	launch or attach. Determines which option set applies.

A note on paths and variables

• Escape backslashes in JSON (C:\\path) or use forward slashes (C:/path).
• You can use VS Code variables such as ${workspaceFolder} and ${input:...} in string values. The adapter's own defaults are written in terms of the workspace root.