Disassembly view

When debugging your application, the Disassembly view shows the loaded program as assembler instructions. When using the Disassembly view, you can do the following:

Figure 1 shows the Dissassembly view stopped at a breakpoint.

Disassembly view

Figure 1 - Disassembly view

Opening the Disassembly view

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Disassembly view toolbar options

The following toolbar options are available in the Disassembly view:

Table 1. Disassembly view toolbar options
Item Icon Explanation
Enter location here   Enter the memory address to show in the disassembler view.
Refresh View
Refresh icon
Click to refresh the current disassembly view.
Goto Current Program Counter (Home)
Home icon
Click to move to the current program counter location.
Show Source
Click to open the source file associated with the selected disassembly view.
View Menu
View Menu icon

Displays a dropdown list with the following options:

  • Find in current document
  • Go to Program Counter
  • Go to Memory Address...
  • Show Source

Disassembly view context menu options

Figure 2 shows the context menu that appears when you right-click in the Dissassembly pane. Right-clicking the left border opens the breakpoint context menu in Figure 3.

Disassembly context menu

Figure 2 - Disassembly pane context menu

Table 2. Disassembly pane — context menu
Item Explanation
Copy Click to copy the selected contents in the Disassembly view to the clipboard.
Select All Click to select the contents of the Disassembly view.
Show Source Click to open the source file associated with the selected disassembly line.
Show Symbols Click to toggle the display of symbols in the Disassembly view.
Preferences...

Opens the Disassembly preference panel.

Disassembly preference panel

Run to Line Select Run to Line to execute the program from the currently executed line (the green line) to the selected line (the blue line).
Move to Line

Select Move to Line to move the program counter to the selected line (the blue line) skipping all intermediate lines but not resume execution. This enables you to skip suspect code and continue stepping through your program.

WARNING Using this command can leave a program in an unstable state. Use at your own risk.

Resume at Line

Select Resume at Line to begin program execution at the selected line (the blue line), skipping all lines between it and the currently executed line (the green line).

WARNING Using this command can leave a program in an unstable state. Use at your own risk.

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