Watches View

The Watches view in the Debugger window enables you to specify variables and expressions to watch continuously while debugging your program. You toggle the display of the Watches view by clicking the Watches button in the Debugger window.

A watch describes the content of a variable. Once a variable is assigned a watch, you can create a fixed watch from it. A fixed watch describes the object that is currently assigned to the variable.

Right-clicking the Watches node opens a menu that you can use to add a variable to the Watches view and delete all variables from the Watches view. Right-clicking a variable displays a menu with items for creating a fixed watch from the variable, deleting the variable from the Watches view, and viewing the properties of the variable. A variable has ythe following properties:

You can change the name and value of the variable directly in the property sheet.
See also
Watching the Value of a Variable or Expression
Creating a Fixed Watch
Modifying a Variable From the Watches View
Deleting a Watch Variable or Expression
Viewing Variables in the Current Context

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