dotnet/runtime

Add debug visualizer for dynamic methods

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#42,131 opened on Sep 11, 2020

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Description

It can be difficult when using dynamic methods to understand exactly what IL was generated, which is important when debugging them. We should consider adding a simple IL debug visualizer on DynamicMethod.

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Investigate how debug visualizers are implemented in the .NET debugger and examine the DynamicMethod class to understand its internal IL representation.
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csharp
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backend
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