Creating a Watch
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A watch enables you to track the changes in the value of a variable or expression
during program execution. The Watches window lists all of the watches you
have defined for all of your IDE projects. You can open the Watches window
by choosing Window > Debugging
> Watches (Alt-Shift-2).
You can create a watch directly from the Source Editor.
To create a watch from the Source Editor:
- Select the variable or expression in the Source Editor, right-click, and
choose New Watch (Ctrl-Shift-F7).
The New Watch dialog box opens with the variable or expression entered
in the text field.
- Click OK.
The Watches window opens with the new watch selected.
Notes:
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When you specify an expression, follow the syntax rules of the
debugger that you are using.
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When you create a watch, the value of the variable or expression is immediately evaluated and displayed in the Watches window. The value of the watch is based on the current context. When you change the current context, the Watches window is updated to show the value of the watch for that context.
- When a debugging session is running, you can use code completion in the New Watch dialog box.
- See Also
- Creating a Fixed Watch
- Variables and Expressions in the IDE
- Evaluating an Expression
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