Expressions View


Data can be inspected in the Expressions View. You can inspect data from a scrapbook page, a stack frame of a suspended thread, and other places. The Expressions View opens automatically when an item is added to the view.

Expressions View

Commands available in the Expressions View:

Expressions View Commands

Command

Name

Description

Availability

Add Watch Expression Add Watch Expressions Allows you to add a watch expression. Context menu
Change Value Change Value... Allows you to change the value for the underlying variable of the expression. Context menu
Copy Expressions

Copy Expressions

Copies the selected expressions' variables to the system clipboard.

Context menu
Collapse All Collapse All Collapses all the the currently expanded expressions. View action
  Convert to Watch Expression Converts the selected inspect expression to a corresponding watch expression. Context menu
  Detail Pane... Allows you to specify the maximum number of characters to show in the details pane. View action
  Disable Disables a currently enabled expression. Context menu
  Edit Watch Expression Allows you to edit the currently selected expression. Context menu
  Enable Enables a currently disabled expression. Context menu
Expressions View Only Expression View Only Allows you to remove the details pane from the expressions view. View action
  Find... Realizes the search dialog to find elements in the expressions view. Context menu
Horizontal View Orientation Horizontal View Orientation Allows you to set the details pane in a horizontal layout within the expressions view. View action
Inspect Inspect Allows you to inspect the selected watchpoint variable. Context menu
  Preferences... Realizes the Details Formatter preference page. View action
  Reevaluate Expression Reevaluates the currently selected expression. Context menu
remove Selected Expression(s) Remove Removes the currently selected expression(s) from the view. Context menu and view action
Remove All Remove All Removes all of the expressions from the view. Context menu and view action
  Select All Selects all of the expressions in the view. Context menu
Show Constants Show Constants Changes if constants should be shown in the view or not. View action
Show Logical Structures 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
Show Qualifed Names Show Qualified Names Changes if qualified names should be shown in the view or not. View action
Show Static Variables Show Static Variables Changes if static variables should be shown in the view or not. View action
Show Type Names Show Type Names Changes if type names should be shown in the view or not. View action
  Toggle Watchpoint Allows you to add or remove a watchpoint for the selected variable. Context menu
Vertical View Orientation Vertical View Orientation Allows you to set the details pane in a vertical layout within the expressions view. View action
  Wrap Text in Details Pane Changes if the text in the associated details pane should be wrapped or not. View action

Related concepts

Java views
Java perspectives
Scrapbook

Related tasks

Evaluating expressions
Suspending threads

Related reference

Views and editors