Data Binding can be tricky to debug. In this post, I will share the techniques I use to debug WPF bindings, including the new debugging improvements we implemented in the latest 3.5 release. I will discuss the following four techniques:

* Scanning Visual Studio’s Output window for errors.
* Using Trace Sources for maximum control.
* Using the new property introduced in WPF 3.5 PresentationTraceSources.TraceLevel.
* Adding a breakpoint to a Converter.

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If you want to learn more about this topic, I recommend Mike Hillberg’s blog. He wrote the best article I’ve read about Trace Sources, which I use frequently as a reference.

[http://bea.stollnitz.com/blog/?p=52] [http://blogs.msdn.com/mikehillberg/archive/2006/09/14/WpfTraceSources.aspx]