14.29 Variables Window

To open the Variables window, select Window > Debugging > Variables. You must be in debug mode to watch local variable and watches values change.

Variables Display

The following display features are discussed in the sections below: icons, columns and actions (buttons).

Icons

Icons are found to the left of the name object in the Name column:

Table 14-104. Name Column Icons
Icon	Description
	Local variable
	Local pointer variable
	Static local variable
	Static local pointer variable
	Field
	Pointer field
	Static field
	Static pointer field

Columns

You can change the columns displayed in the window by:

Right clicking on a heading and checking/unchecking a heading to be displayed.
Clicking on the Change Visible Columns icon in the top right of the window . In the Change Visible Columns dialog, check/uncheck a heading to be displayed.

Actions

Actions are on buttons on the left side of the window:

Table 14-105. Action Button Icons
Button	Description
	Show only local variables near the PC. Show all local variables.
	Selected: Make watches visible in the Variables window and enables creation of a new watch. Not selected: Hide watches in the Variables window.
	Create a New Watch in the New Watch dialog.

If watches are hidden in the Variables window, the following menu is visible by clicking in a row.

If watches are visible, additional watch functions will also be visible by clicking in the window or a row.

Table 14-106. Variable Window Menu – Row
Menu Item	Description
Display Value Column as	Display the symbol value in the selected row in one of the formats listed.
Export Data	Export watch data to a CSV file or as a literal string.
Show Only Rows Where	Show only those rows with the specified criteria. Criteria available depends on column content.