Is it possible to copy debug data from VS to Linqpad?

Question

I like linqpad, but often when I need it, I have some data in Visual studio that I need to do stuff with.

Therefore I would love to know if it is possible to copy some list of data into Linqpad, creating the necessary classes and inserting the same values into the list, so I have real data to work with

So I would debug and get something like this in a breakpoint:

I then want those 5 items in a list in linqpad that I can work with

Answer 1

Check out LINQBridgeVs, it's a VS Extension that allows you to launch LINQPad from the VS debugger copying a complex data type over to a new LINQPad snippet along with the debug time data.

1. After installing the extension, enable the solution you're debugging, click the magnifier dropdown for the complex type and click LINQBridgeVS Visualizer from the context menu.

2. A new snippet will be opened in LINQPad with the data structure and debug time data ready to go.