This view displays information about the variables in the currently-selected stack frame.
The Variables View, shown with columns.
Following are the commands available in the Variables View.
Command |
Name |
Description |
Availability |
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Change Value... | Allows you to change the value for the underlying selected variable. | Context menu |
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Collapse All | Collapses all the the currently expanded variables. | View action |
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Copy Variables |
Copies the selected variables to the system clipboard. |
Context menu |
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Create Watch Expression | Allows you to create a watch expression for the selected variable. | Context menu |
Detail Pane... | Allows you to specify the maximum number of characters to show in the details pane. | View action | |
Edit Logical Structure | Allow you to edit the logical structure of the selected variable | Context menu | |
Find... | Realizes the search dialog to find elements in the variables view. | Context menu | |
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Horizontal View Orientation | Allows you to set the details pane in a horizontal layout within the variables view. | View action |
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Inspect | Allows you to inspect the selected variable in the expressions view. | Context menu |
Instance Breakpoints... | Allows you to filter existing breakpoints to certain instances. | Context menu | |
New Detail Formatter... | Allows you to create your own detail formatter for that type of variable. | Context menu | |
Open Actual Type | Opens the actual type of the selected variable. | Context menu | |
Open Actual Type Hierarchy | Realizes the actual type hierarchy for the actual type of the selected variable. | Context menu | |
Open Declared Type | Opens the declared type for the selected variable in a new editor. | Context menu | |
Open Declared Type Hierarchy | Realizes the type hierarchy for the declared type of the selected variable. | Context menu | |
Preferences... | Realizes the Details Formatter preference page. | View action | |
Select All | Selects all of the variables in the view. | Context menu | |
Select Columns | Allows you to select which columns are shown when columns are visible. | View action | |
Show As... | Allows you to select a different formatter for showing the selected logical structure type variable. | Context menu | |
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Show Constants | Changes if constants should be shown in the view or not. | View action |
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Show Columns | Changes if columns should be shown in the view or not. | View action |
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Show Logical Structures | Changes if logical structures should be shown in the view or not. | View action |
Show Null Arrays | Changes if null arrays should be shown in the view or not. | View action | |
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Show Qualified Names | Changes if qualified names should be shown in the view or not. | View action |
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Show Static Variables | Changes if static variables should be shown in the view or not. | View action |
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Show Type Names | Changes if type names should be shown in the view or not. | View action |
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Variables View Only | Allows you to remove the details pane from the variables view. | View action |
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Vertical View Orientation | Allows you to set the details pane in a vertical layout within the variables view. | View action |
Wrap Text in Details Pane | Changes if the text in the associated details pane should be wrapped or not. | View action |
Suspending threads
Evaluating expressions