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debugView.exceptionLabelBackground

debug view exception label background. Background color for a label shown in the CALL STACK view when the debugger breaks on an exception.

Group: Debug colors

Where debug view exception label background paints

This sample moves from #252526 to #1a5276, then back.

debug view exception label background
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How to change debug view exception label background color in Visual Studio Code

macOS

  1. Open settings.json. Press Shift+Command+P to open the Command Palette, then run Preferences: Open User Settings (JSON).
  2. Set this color id. Add debug view exception label background under workbench.colorCustomizations. Background color for a label shown in the CALL STACK view when the debugger breaks on an exception. Use a hex color such as #1a5276.
  3. Save the file. Press Command+S to save settings.json. Visual Studio Code applies the override on top of the active color theme. Remove the entry to use the theme color again.

Windows

Linux uses the same shortcuts.

  1. Open settings.json. Press Shift+Ctrl+P to open the Command Palette, then run Preferences: Open User Settings (JSON).
  2. Set this color id. Add debug view exception label background under workbench.colorCustomizations. Background color for a label shown in the CALL STACK view when the debugger breaks on an exception. Use a hex color such as #1a5276.
  3. Save the file. Press Ctrl+S to save settings.json. Visual Studio Code applies the override on top of the active color theme. Remove the entry to use the theme color again.
{
  "workbench.colorCustomizations": {
    "debugView.exceptionLabelBackground": "#1a5276"
  }
}

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