Meaning of first-chance exception | Babel Free

Definitions

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.

Examples

“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.”

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