<p>Take the following function:</p>

<pre><code>DataTable go() {
    return someTableAdapter.getSomeData();
}
</code></pre>

<p>When I set a breakpoint in this function, is there a possibility to inspect the returned value? <code>go()</code> is directly coupled to a datagrid in an <code>.aspx</code> page.</p>

<p>The only way to inspect the returned datatable is to use a temporary variable. However, that's a bit inconvenient. Isn't there another way?</p>

Not that I know of. Note that if you
do
add a variable, it will get removed by the compiler in release builds anyway...
Update:
This functionality has been added to VS2013
.
You can see the return values in the autos windows or use
```
$ReturnValue
```
in the watch/immediate window.
The value can only be seen directly after returning from the function, thus the easiest way to access it is by putting a breakpoint on the function call and step over (F10) the call.
Update for VS2015: boo! unfortunately, it doesn't appear to be in VS2015 (devenv v14)
Update for VS2017: it's back. (devenv v15)