How to turn off ASSERTs in debug mode in Visual Studio 2013

Question

Is there any way to turn off asserts instead of switching to Release mode. I need to debug a code which make assertions really often and it slows down my work. These asserts are not related to the issue i am trying to solve, so for now they only slow down my progress, because they are called very often in one of my base classes. Now I don't have the time to improve their design, so can someone tell me if there is a way to turn off asserts while being in debug mode and using it's capabilities.

Answer 1

You can use _set_error_mode or _CrtSetReportMode (see xMRi's answer) to alter failure reporting method and avoid modal dialog box. See code snippet there:

int main()
{
   _set_error_mode(_OUT_TO_STDERR);
   assert(2+2==5);
}

Also note that assert failures are typically for a reason, and you want to fix code, not just suppress the report. By removing them from debug builds completely you are simply breaking good things built for you.

Answer 2

User _CrtSetReportMode

int iPrev = _CrtSetReportMode(_CRT_ASSERT,0);
// Start Operation with no ASSERTs
...
// Restore previous mode with ASSERTs
_CrtSetReportMode(_CRT_ASSERT,iPrev);

Instead of using 0, you can use _CRTDBG_MODE_DEBUG only.