By default, execution breaks every time that a breakpoint is hit. You can choose to:
Break always (the default)
Break when the hit count equals a specified value
Break when the hit count equals a multiple of a specified value
Break when the hit count is greater than or equal to a specified value
If you want to keep track of the number of times a breakpoint is hit but never break execution, you can set the hit count to a very high value so that the breakpoint is never hit.
The specified hit count is retained only for the debugging session. When the debugging session ends, the hit count is reset to zero.