Expressions View

Use the Expressions view to inspect frequently used variables as their values change during a debugging session. You can monitor and manipulate:

• global and local variables
• structure members
• array elements

The Expressions view displays these panes:

• Expression pane (left) — Lists expressions and expression hierarchies. Click the hierarchical controls to expand or collapse the expression view.
• Value pane (right) — Shows the current value of each corresponding expression. Double-click a value to change it.

Figure 1 shows the Expressions view.

Figure 1 - Expressions view

Expressions view toolbar icons

The following commands appear on the Expressions view toolbar:

Table 1. Expressions view —items

Item	Icons	Explanation
Show Type Names		Toggles the display of type names in the Expressions view.
Show Logical Structure		Not available in C/C++ yet.
Collapse All		Collapses all expanded expressions into the top level.
New Watch Expression		Click to open the Add Watch Expression dialog.
Remove Selected Expression		Click to remove all currently selected expressions from the expressions list.
Remove All Expressions		Click to remove all expressions from the expressions list.
View Menu		Click to specify the Layout options for the Expressions view.

Related tasks

• Adding & Removing Expressions
• Editing Expressions