Examining and Modifying Variable Values

When the program encounters a breakpoint, you can evaluate the program variables or change their values to examine “what if” scenarios using the debugger.

1. To view the values of program variables and function description within the current scope, select Options – Show Value.
2. Place the mouse cursor over a variable or function in the source code pane displays the corresponding value in a tooltip as illustrated in the following image.
   
   

The following image illustrates a program variable that has multiple values, which are displayed as a list with scroll bars:

In tooltips, values of string variables display within double quotation marks and values of undefined variables display as unbound. Also, when you hover the mouse pointer over a function name, the tooltip prints the function syntax (from the SKILL Finder database, if available) or the function arguments list (for the user-defined functions).

Related Topics

Functions and Variables Tracing

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